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NSF Award Highlights

ground-based telescopes provide clues to life in space

More Clues to Life in Space

NSF and NASA observatories find and study new worlds...

Research Areas: Astronomy & Space

coronal mass ejection from the sun

Predicting Solar Weather

Data from the National Solar Observatory allows forecasters to accurately predict space weather...

Research Areas: Astronomy & Space, Earth & Environment

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Astronomy Needs Prompt New Approach to Data Storage

Telescope's database team creates framework to store massive amounts of data...

Research Areas: Astronomy & Space, Computing

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NSF Local Research Assets

Images from NSF-funded Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers.

Center for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing

The Center for High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing focuses research on reconfigurable, adaptive computing for a broad range of missions, from sa...

Type: Program Centers

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Antarctic Logistical Support

An array of aircraft are used to ferry personnel and cargo to and from field camps, research sites, and research stations in Antarctica....

Type: Facilities & Networks

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JOIDES Resolution

The JOIDES Resolution is a seagoing research vessel that drills core samples and collects measurements from under the ocean floor, giving scientists a...

Type: Aircraft & Vessels

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NSF People of Distinction

Photo of Yvette Yamagata
Photo of Jo Anne Vasquez and Tom Lane
  • Tom Lane
  • President, American Chemical Society
  • Washington, Washington DC

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