Explore This Section Science Science Activation Findings from the Field: A… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   3 min read Findings from the Field: A Research Symposium for Student Scientists Within the scientific community, peer review has become the process norm for which an author’s […]

NASA astronauts (left to right) Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew under Artemis. Astronauts on their first flight aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft will confirm all of the spacecraft’s systems operate as designed with crew

President Donald Trump’s trade war against China is escalating. The White House confirmed Tuesday that Trump is placing a 50% tariff on China that is in addition to previously implemented or announced levies. Trump hit China with a 20% tariff at the beginning of his term, and his “Liberation Day” tariff rollout included another 34%

Despite long maintaining a reputation as being behind the times of technology development — whether that is due to a perception of being slow-to-adopt emerging technologies, or due to regulatory compliance concerns — one top 10 reverse mortgage lender has now rolled out hybrid e-closing processes for its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) business. Fairway

Last week, beneficiaries of the Social Security Administration (SSA)’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program were erroneously told that they were no longer receiving benefits, and could no longer access account history through the program’s online portal. This is according to reporting at CBS News, as well as a letter from a coalition of Democratic senators

Illustration of a mortgage loan officer struggling with rate volatility. Image created with ChatGPT 4o While the trade war initiated last week by the Trump administration has brought volatility to mortgage rates, some loan officers have seen an uptick in home loan applications as some borrowers are “staying on course.”  “There’s been a tremendous amount

A bipartisan duo of members in the House of Representatives who largely operate with very different political positions have come together to begin what they’re calling an “initiative to gather public input” on the potential reauthorization of two federal housing programs. Reps. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) and Emmanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), the chairman and ranking members, respectively

Since joining NASA in 2017 as a contractor supporting the International Space Station, Caroline Cawthon has held many roles supporting real-time operations as a certified flight controller, team lead, and lead systems engineer.   Caroline Cawthon’s official NASA portrait. NASA is one of the biggest most impressive networks of engineering, science, and space program expertise in

Credit: NASA NASA has selected ARES Technical Services of McLean, Virginia, to provide safety and mission assurance services at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Safety and Mission Assurance Services III contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with an estimated total value of $226 million. The contract

2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA uses radio frequency (RF) for a variety of tasks in space, including communications. The Europa Clipper RF panel — the box with the copper wiring near the top — will send data carried by radio waves through the spacecraft between the electronics and eight antennas. Credit: NASA