Emerging Tech
NASA Is Launching a Mission to Visit an Asteroid and Maybe Save the World
The ambitious OSIRIS-REx mission promises to provide new information about our universe to the scientific community.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of 'Star Trek'
To boldly go where no man has gone before.
Emerging Tech
Mercedes Is Making Special Vans for 'Free-Floating Robot Fleets' of Delivery Bots
Delivery vans for delivery bots
Emerging Tech
360 Video: Watch NASA Astronauts Train for a Spacewalk Underwater
Inside the largest indoor swimming pool in the world.
Artificial Intelligence
A New AI Learns Through Observation Alone: What That Means for Drone Surveillance
The military spends hundreds of man hours on intelligence collection and image analysis. Drones that could learn about human behavior with less human guidance could cut that time considerably.
Emerging Tech
The Story of Philae, the Little Robot that Flew Across the Solar System to Land on a Comet
The European Space Agency's robot probe had a very long journey.
Cybersecurity
Spy Agency To Pilot Insider-Threat Hunting Tech
NGA intends to sole-source a contract for technology that analyzes employees' text.
Emerging Tech
Video: How the Energy Department Is Enabling the Wind Plant of Tomorrow
From atmosphere to electrons
Emerging Tech
SpaceX’s Lost Rocket Could Upset Global Merger and Delay America’s Human Spaceflight Plans
The fire that burst from the top stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket did more than melt aluminum and crack carbon fiber.
Emerging Tech
The Ultimate Promise of Artificial Intelligence Lies in Sorting Cucumbers
How Google helped a farmer in Japan.
Emerging Tech
The First Satellite in Facebook’s Plan for Global Internet Success Just Exploded
Earlier today, a SpaceX rocket carrying the satellite that Facebook planned to use exploded during a pre-launch test at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Emerging Tech
A SpaceX Rocket Exploded Before Launch at Cape Canaveral
This could be a major setback for Elon Musk’s space company.
Emerging Tech
FAA Announces First Drone Advisory Council Meeting
The agency's long-term advisory board for unmanned aircraft systems will meet later this month.
Emerging Tech
Facebook’s DC Office Seeks Analyst to Combat Hate Groups, Terrorist Content
Candidates should "be excited to delve into the details of understanding and mitigating propaganda networks employed by militant organizations.”
Digital Government
To Counter Russia’s Cyber Prowess, US Army Launches Rapid-Tech Office
The battle for eastern Ukraine shows how the pace of innovation in electronic warfare is picking up.
Emerging Tech
Google Is Going Head-to-Head with Uber on Ride-Hailing
Google-owned Waze will expand a commuter-focused carpooling service to all Waze users in San Francisco this fall.
Digital Government