Emerging Tech
The International Space Station Is Getting a “Refabricator” for Its 20th Birthday
Its real value could lie in longer exploration missions.
Artificial Intelligence
NASA Collaborated With Autodesk To Design A New Interplanetary Lander
Figuring out a way to explore distant moons requires some creative thinking.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Wants More Money for Lasers To Defend Against Missiles, Drone Swarms
Directed-energy weapons are with a factor of two or three to being militarily useful, the Pentagon’s top scientist said.
Emerging Tech
Trump's Space Force Faces an Uncertain Fate
Congressional lawmakers, including Republicans, were skeptical of the idea long before the midterms.
Emerging Tech
Hubble Space Telescope Is Back In Action
Tech support for a telescope is quite the challenge.
Emerging Tech
China’s Moon Missions Could Threaten U.S. Satellites: Pentagon
A satellite on the far side of the moon might not be quite what the Chinese say, Air Force official warns.
Ideas
Could Do-It-Yourself AI Make People More Comfortable with It?
As artificial intelligence makes strides in government, it could be helpful to see for yourself what the tech can do.
Emerging Tech
NASA Designed a Special Claw For the Mars Insight Lander
The claw is essential for investigating the red planet.
Emerging Tech
NASA Made the Mars Curiosity Rover Switch Brains
No, NASA can't do this process on people.
Emerging Tech
The Moon Is Open for Business
Commercial companies are proposing lunar missions at a pace the world hasn’t seen since the Apollo program.
Emerging Tech
NASA's Mini-Satellite Could Improve Your Weather Forecast
This tiny device is designed to track massive storms.
Emerging Tech
NASA’s Beloved Mars Rovers Are Having a Rough Year
One was felled by a dust storm. And now the other has been sidelined by a technical glitch.
Emerging Tech
Watch a Space Robot Capture a Runaway Satellite With its Net
Space debris like an errant satellite can pose a risk to other things in orbit.
Digital Government
NASA’s First Female Chief Spaceflight Director is Holly Ridings
Ridings will lead all human spaceflight missions from Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Digital Government
NOAA Invests in a Second Round of Commercial Weather Data
The agency announced a second round of awards for its Commercial Weather Data Pilot as it preps for a third.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX: We’ll Consider Launching Space Weapons If Asked
Elon Musk’s rocket startup says it might join the space arms race.
Emerging Tech
NASA's Space Probes Shouldn't Be Tacky Billboards
Apollo, Voyager, Hubble … The Dorito?
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