Surprisingly STEM: Telescope Engineer
Space telescopes help us understand the origins of the universe. For Caroline Griffin, space telescopes were the origin of her career journey! Now, she is a mechanical engineer at NASA […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Telescope Engineer
Surprisingly STEM: Mars Exploration Simulation Manager
Practice makes perfect! And when sending humans all the way to Mars, you definitely want things to be perfect. That’s why NASA runs the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Mars Exploration Simulation Manager
Surprisingly STEM: Wildfire Aeronautics Researcher
NASA aeronautics researcher Kathryn Chapman is part of a team out of NASA’s Ames Research Center working on improving firefighting and fire mitigation strategies using advanced aeronautics technologies, like drones. […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Wildfire Aeronautics Researcher
Surprisingly STEM: Memory Metal Engineer
An elephant supposedly never forgets, but apparently some metals can have a pretty good memory too! Shape memory metal engineer Othmane Benafan “trains” metal to take specific shapes when prompted. […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Memory Metal Engineer
STEMonstrations: Thermal Energy Transfer
Maintaining a comfortable temperature through thermal energy transfer plays a large role in sustaining life, both aboard the International Space Station and on Earth. In this STEMonstration, NASA astronaut Loral […]
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STEMonstrations: Thermal Energy Transfer
STEMonstrations: Space Art
For more than 50 years, art has helped capture and convey the excitement and wonder of human space exploration. But did you know that astronauts integrate artistic expression like music, […]
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STEMonstrations: Space Art
STEMonstrations: Properties of Water
Ever wonder what it is about water that makes it so important for life? In this STEMonstration, NASA astronaut Nicole Mann demonstrates the role water’s solvent properties play aboard the […]
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STEMonstrations: Properties of Water
STEMonstrations: Physical and Chemical Changes
Do you know the difference between a physical and a chemical change? In this STEMonstration astronaut Sultan Alneyadi will explain the differences between these two types of change in matter […]
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STEMonstrations: Physical and Chemical Changes
STEMonstrations: Photosynthesis
Did you know astronauts are studying the effects of microgravity on plant growth? In this STEMonstration, astronaut Sultan Alneyadi tours the station’s plant growing facilities and delves into the process […]
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STEMonstrations: Photosynthesis
STEMonstrations: Momentum and Impulse
Did you know momentum plays a part in how astronauts appear weightless on the International Space Station? In this STEMonstration, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen explores the science involved […]
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