Science Buddies
Build an Arduino Clinostat: Simulate Microgravity for Plants
How do plants grow in space? Can astronauts grow food in a zero-gravity environment? You can do your own experiments right here on Earth to find out! In this science project you will build your own device called a clinostat that rotates...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Sampling Science in a Lab Aloft
International Space Station Program Chief Scientist Kirt Costello talks about some of the interesting new research underway in Earth’s orbiting laboratory right now, and shares results of earlier experiments that are already making a...
Curated Video
Houston We Have a Podcast: Advanced Oxygen Generation
Kevin Takada discusses advancements and upcoming technology demonstrations for the next generation oxygen generation system for human spaceflight. HWHAP Episode 231.
NASA
The Rocket Ranch: Episode 7: Turning Space Trash into Gas
As we plan to send humans farther into our solar system than ever before, we must overcome a myriad of challenges. And at the top of the heap… is trash. Just like here on Earth, humans in space create trash—but we don’t have interstellar...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: International Space Station #2: Research
Dr. Tara Ruttley, Associate Program Scientist for the Space Station, talks about the kinds of scientific research we're doing and learning aboard the orbiting complex. Ruttley discusses why the research is important for us here on the...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: The Zero-G Workout
Dr. Andrea Hanson, Exercise Countermeasures Operations Lead, talks about what happens to the human body in microgravity, what NASA is doing about it, and how we can use this knowledge to go deeper into space. Hanson also describes some...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Reach New Heights and Reveal the Unknown
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Johnson Space Center Director Mark Geyer describe the mission and direction of America's space agency after a visit from Vice President Mike Pence. The two agency leaders discuss commercialization,...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Station Science 2021
Mandy Cady previews the latest science aboard the International Space Station and describes her role in coordinating hundreds of investigations performed in orbit. HWHAP Episode 222.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Would You Turn a Bolt in Space?
In this fast-paced NASA Brain Bites video, an astronaut demonstrates the impact of microgravity on the use of tools in space. [0:47]