Emerging Tech
How to Go Viral From Space
Orbital YouTubing made Chris Hadfield an Internet sensation—and got millions of people hooked on science.
Digital Government
Watch a Congressional Candidate Shoot Down a 'Government Drone'
House contender Matt Rosendale of Montana wants Big Brother out of his airspace.
Emerging Tech
Space Lasers Will Beam Astronauts’ Superfast Video
'It's like upgrading from dial-up to DSL.'
Emerging Tech
NASA Tries to Cash In on Russia Tensions
The space agency isn't letting the Crimean crisis go to waste.
Modernization
NASA Wants You to Play Its Satellite Moon-Crash Guessing Game
When will a satellite go splat on the moon? Guess now and you could be a winner.
Emerging Tech
Meet the New Planet That’s Way Out Past Pluto
NASA just redefined the edge of our solar system.
Emerging Tech
Here’s What a Cyclone Looks Like From Space—in 3D
NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement mission returns its first images.
Emerging Tech
A Quick Review of Where Commercial Drones Stand
The FAA wants to clear up the confusion. Here's a helpful guide.
Emerging Tech
Here's How NASA Thinks Society Will Collapse
Too much inequality and too few natural resources could leave the West vulnerable to a Roman Empire-style fall.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Wants Help Tracking Space Debris
Retaining space dominance is going to require investment, Air Force Space Command chief tells lawmakers.
Emerging Tech
NASA: Sorry, Pluto's Replacement Isn't Real
My very educated mother just served us nine (pizzas, xylophones, never mind).
Emerging Tech
PayPal Billionaire, Boeing Battle Over Who Can Build a Better Space Taxi
Elon Musk thinks his company SpaceX can do a better job of sending military satellites into space.
Digital Government
Air Force to Congress: Save the Space Fence
The proposal preserves development of new radars aimed at keeping vessels safe from deadly space trash.
Emerging Tech
What to Do When Your Space Helmet Fills With Water
How NASA narrowly averted a tragedy.
Emerging Tech
Coming Soon: Free Internet From Space
Outernet wants to use tiny satellites to take the whole world online—even in countries where dictators wish they wouldn’t.
Modernization
Moon Lasers Are Creating the Galaxy’s Fastest Internet
Want this article to load more quickly? Read it in space.
Emerging Tech
Feds Shoot Down Drone Delivery of Valentine's Day Flowers
Your red roses and blue violets just got grounded.
Digital Government
Canada’s New Way to Spy on You (at the Airport)
Snowden documents show Canada used free airport Wi-Fi to track travelers.
Emerging Tech
Feds Shoot Down Beer Delivery by Drone
It seemed like a foolproof business model, but the FAA says it’s illegal.
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