Tag: nasa

Duck And Cover, People — A Huge X-Class Solar Flair Heading...

At 1:32 p.m. EST today, the sun emitted a gigantic solar flair. An X1.2-class flair to be precise. X-class flairs are the Cat 5...

What Happens When NASA Scientists Hold A Pumpkin Carving Contest?

Pumpkin carving contests can go from cute to crazy intense and competitive very easily. At NASA, they take pumpkin carving to a whole new...

NASA Back In Business, Crowdsourcing 40 New Patents!

In the 55 years since NASA first began its operations, it has always pushed research into new places, new methods, and new venues. NASA's...

Shutdown Puts Critical Research In Jeopardy

As the Republican engineered US government shutdown continues its third week, it is becoming more and more apparent that US-based science research efforts and...