NASA is seeking the help of students in grades K-12 to design containers that could be used in space. The 3-D Space Container Challenge is the second in series of Future Engineers Challenges where students will create and submit a digital 3-D model of a container that they think astronauts could use in space.
George E. Alcorn Was Honored May 12 In Washington, D.C.
In honor of his many inventions and patents developed in a 34-year career at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, George E. Alcorn, a pioneering African-American physicist and engineer, was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame on May 12. The ceremonies, which honored 14 inductees in five categories, were held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington.
Salt To 'Europa-Like' Conditions Showed Similar Discoloration
NASA laboratory experiments suggest the dark material coating some geological features of Jupiter's moon Europa is likely sea salt from a subsurface ocean, discolored by exposure to radiation. The presence of sea salt on Europa's surface suggests the ocean is interacting with its rocky seafloor -- an important consideration in determining whether the icy moon could support life.
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