NASA, Embry-Riddle Enact Agreement to Advance Research, Educational Opportunities

As NASA inspires the world through discovery in a new era of innovation and exploration, NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are working together to advance research, educational opportunities, and workforce development to enable the next generation of aerospace breakthroughs. The collaborative work will happen through a Space Act Agreement […]

Thermophysics Facilities Branch – Points of Contact

For general inquires: For questions regarding scheduling of arc jet tests: For questions regarding scheduling of ballistic range tests: For questions on the Ames Vertical Gun Range (AVGR), contact the AVGR Science Coordinator: For questions on the Electric Arc Shock Tube (EAST): For questions regarding the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory: SHIPPING ADDRESS For tests in the […]

Shining Pismis 24

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured this sparkling scene of star birth in an image released on Sept. 4, 2025. Called Pismis 24, this young star cluster resides in the core of the nearby Lobster Nebula, approximately 5,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. Home to a vibrant stellar nursery and one of the […]

New U.S.-European Sea Level Satellite Will Help Safeguard Ships at Sea

Sea surface height data from the Sentinel-6B satellite, led by NASA and ESA, will help with the development of marine weather forecasts, alerting ships to possible dangers. Because most global trade travels by ship, accurate, timely ocean forecasts are essential. These forecasts provide crucial information about storms, high winds, and rough water, and they depend […]

Artemis II Crew Both Subjects and Scientists in NASA Deep Space Research

With Artemis II, NASA is taking the science of living and working in space beyond low Earth orbit. While the test flight will help confirm the systems and hardware needed for human deep space exploration, the crew also will be serving as both scientists and volunteer research subjects, completing a suite of experiments that will […]