Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a “capture cube” in this image from Feb. 4, 2025. The experimental grippers demonstrated […]
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More Than 400 Lives Saved with NASA’s Search and Rescue Tech in 2024
Did you know that the same search and rescue technologies developed by NASA for astronaut missions to space help locate and rescue people across the […]
More Than 400 Lives Saved with NASA’s Search and Rescue Tech in 2024
Did you know that the same search and rescue technologies developed by NASA for astronaut missions to space help locate and rescue people across the […]
NASA Brings Space to New Jersey Classroom with Astronaut Q&A
Students from the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School in Somerset, New Jersey, will have the chance to connect with NASA astronaut Nick Hague as he […]
NASA Goes Live: First Twitch Stream from Space Station
For the first time, NASA is hosting a live Twitch event from about 250 miles off the Earth aboard the International Space Station, bringing new […]
Tests in Simulated Lunar Gravity to Prep Payloads for Moon
The old saying — “Practice makes perfect!” — applies to the Moon too. On Tuesday, NASA gave 17 technologies, instruments, and experiments the chance to […]
Station Nation: Meet Tandra Gill Spain, Computer Resources Senior Project Manager in the Avionics and Software Office
For astronauts aboard the International Space Station, staying connected to loved ones and maintaining a sense of normalcy is critical. That is where Tandra Gill […]
Tesla Roadster Mistakenly Classified as Near-Earth Asteroid
A near-Earth object recently classified as an asteroid has been identified as Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, which was launched into space in 2018 aboard a […]
Ocean Warming Rate Quadruples Over Four Decades, Accelerating Climate Change
The pace of ocean warming has intensified significantly over the past four decades, with recent data highlighting a quadrupling of heat absorption rates. This shift […]
Bennu Asteroid Sample Reveals Organic Compounds That May Hint at Life Beyond Earth
A sample from asteroid Bennu, delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in 2023, has revealed a collection of molecules and minerals that play a […]
