NASA beamed back a laser message from half a billion kilometers away 100 times faster than using radio waves
NASA’s new laser technology brings deep space communication closer to broadband speeds.
Tag: nasa
How do astronauts vote in the US election from space?
Everyone can express their vote, even if they're not on the planet.
Uranus’ moon Miranda may also have an ocean of hidden water
Miranda, Uranus’s smallest moon, may be hiding an exciting secret.
NASA made $76 billion for the US economy in 2023, three times more than its budget
Now that's what I call a return on investment.
NASA has been working on a ‘quiet’ supersonic plane for years. It’s almost ready
NASA is working to pave the way for the next generation of supersonic flights.
SpaceX will develop a space capsule to destroy the International Space Station
The ISS will be old enough to retire by the end of this decade. Here's what will happen once it's ...
NASA wants to send a swarm of bumblebee-like flying robots to explore Mars
Scientists are buzzing with excitement over this concept.
NASA wants to build futuristic levitating rail on the moon (and much more)
This is just one of the "sci-fi" projects NASA is working on now.
Japan and NASA will send a ‘camper van’ to the Moon. Astronauts will drive it without a spacesuit
The Lunar Cruiser can support a two-person crew for 30 days. Everything they need is inside.
NASA shortlists three companies to build a moon car for Artemis astronauts
The lunar south pole is known for its deadly environment conditions. To explore this region our astronauts need a robust ...
The DART planetary defense mission reshaped the Dimorphos asteroid
In the process of proving we could deflect asteroids we also learned quite a bit about them.
NASA engineered a cup to drink coffee in zero gravity
Space is space... but coffee is coffee.
NASA invented wheels that never get punctured — and you can now buy them
Would you use this type of tire?
NASA uses laser to stream first video in deep space — and of course it’s a cat vid
NASA knows what's up.
Zero gravity, equal opportunity: How disabled astronauts are rewriting the rules in space
Individuals with disabilities can enrich astronaut teams and herald a more inclusive future in space exploration
NASA shares glimpse of recovered bits of asteroid Bennu — and it’s packed with carbon and water
The materials are currently being examined at a special lab in Texas
Webb telescope finds carbon-based molecules in the atmosphere of a water planet. Could this be a sign of life?
This raises prospects about potentially habitable worlds elsewhere in the universe
You can grow trees that have been to the Moon. Here’s how
It’s part of a project to connect space exploration with life on Earth.
NASA awards contract for nuclear-powered rocket that could halve trip to Mars
Nuclear propulsion could cut a trip to Mars to just 3 to 4 months.
James Webb Space Telescope celebrates one year with stunning image
...and what a year it's been!
NASA can now recycle almost all astronaut pee and sweat on the International Space Station
It’s a big deal for future space missions
Astronomers discover intriguing exoplanet with possible water vapor atmosphere
The James Webb comes through again.
This is the new spacesuit that will be used by Artemis astronauts on the moon
They are more streamlined and flexible than Apollo suits, NASA said.
School kids show NASA how life-saving EpiPens become poison guns in space
NASA didn't know a space secret that these kids recently discovered during their experiment involving EpiPen.
A Big Blue Marble. A History of Earth from Space
Over 70 years as humanity has begun to explore space, we have upon occasion, turned our gaze back to our ...
Game-changing new NASA satellite will map most of Earth’s water from space
The new satellite will give us a better understanding of how climate change affects our environment.
NASA finally launches the most powerful rocket in history mission around the Moon. Here’s what you need to know
This is the first practical step towards bringing NASA astronauts back to the Moon after more than 50 years of ...
The Moon has so much potential, but not so much usable space — how can it be used reasonably?
Can we all get along on the Moon?
NASA funds three research projects aimed at clearing the trash in Earth’s orbit
Tidying up in space will take some impressive research.
A robot surgeon called MIRA can perform surgeries in outer space
It could also allow doctors to perform surgeries remotely in rural and underprivileged areas.
NASA wants to build a swarm of tiny, wedge-shaped robots to look for life on faraway worlds
How to look for life on unfriendly bodies like Europa or Enceladus? Just make a bunch of swimmy robots and ...
Sci-Fi fans, rejoice! NASA “holoported” a doctor to the International Space Station
It’s just the first step of a technology that could be useful both on Earth and in space.
Heat shields, Starburst, and Microswimmers: NASA announces funding for sci-fi projects
These grants fund research into the bleeding edge of space technology.
NASA wants to deflect an asteroid to test our planetary defences
It's always best to be prepared, especially when it comes to asteroids.
A small asteroid just grazed past Antarctica. Why didn’t anyone see it coming?
A reminder that our asteroid monitoring program is riddled with gaping holes.
NASA will crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to practice ‘planetary defense’
The whole thing will be live streamed on NASA TV.
NASA announces lunar landing site for the VIPER rover
VIPER will look for water ice on the Moon, helping to establish a human presence in the future.
Perseverance makes history on Mars, snatches its first rock sample
After some hiccups, NASA has confirmed that the rover has retrieved and sealed its first sample, one of many that ...
The James Webb telescope is now ready to be shipped
It's one of the most exciting projects in modern science -- and it's ready to hit the stage.
AI helps NASA look at the Sun with new eyes
Hindsight is 20/20 -- and so is a telescope equipped with AI.
NASA’s InSight probe peers into the heart of Mars, sees Earth-like layers
Earthquakes passing through the planet's depths reveal bits about its structure -- but we're just scratching the surface.
Study dismisses possibility of life in the clouds of Venus
Don't worry, there could still be life in the clouds of other planets
NASA’s Juno to make closest flyby to Jupiter’s largest moon
It will provide information about the Moon's composition, ice shell, ionosphere and magnetosphere.
Two new NASA missions earmarked for ‘lost habitable’ planet Venus
We haven't been there in a while.
Chinese rover releases first photos from Mars after a smooth landing
China is the only country after the U.S. to successfully land a rover on Mars.
Another first: NASA’s Perseverance rover extracts oxygen on Mars
NASA's new Mars rover is marking one milestone after the other, paving the way for human exploration of Mars.
Uranus is leaking radiation, researchers say
Some headline formats never get old.
NASA just released the first direct evidence that humans are causing climate change
It was clear humans were warming the planet for some time -- now we have official confirmation.
NASA just added three more sonification projects to their page and I couldn’t be more delighted
The subdued, mysterious, and longing tunes sound very appropriate for outer space.
NASA’s new telescope satellite passes critical hardware tests with flying colors
It's almost ready for launch!
