High over the Mojave Desert, two NASA F-15 research jets made a series of flights throughout May to validate tools designed to measure and record […]
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Comet-Catching NASA Technology Enables Exotic Works of Art
Consisting of 99% air, aerogel is the world’s lightest solid. This unique material has found purpose in several forms — from NASA missions to high […]
NASA Earth Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Earth scientist Compton J. Tucker has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his work creating innovative tools to track the planet’s changing […]
Core Components for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Pass Major Shake Test
The core portion of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully completed vibration testing, ensuring it will withstand the extreme shaking experienced during launch. […]
NASA Tech Gives Treadmill Users a ‘Boost’
Creators of the original antigravity treadmill continue to advance technology with new company. The antigravity treadmill, which has benefits in space and on Earth, was […]
stick the landing in challenging terrain
Advancing new hazard detection and precision landing technologies to help future space missions successfully achieve safe and soft landings is a critical area of space […]
NASA’s Moffett Federal Airfield Hosts Boeing Digital Taxi Tests
New technology tested by an industry partner at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley could improve how commercial planes taxi to and from […]
Winners Announced in NASA’s 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition
A team from South Dakota State University, with their project titled “Soil Testing and Plant Leaf Extraction Drone” took first place at the 2025 NASA […]
Another Milestone for X-59 – NASA
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft successfully completed a critical series of tests in which the airplane was put through its paces for cruising high […]
NASA Reveals Semifinalists of Power to Explore Challenge
NASA has selected the 45 semifinalists of the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes. NASA […]