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NASA Watchdog Reports on Why the Agency Still Struggles with Cybersecurity

Almost half of the controls in an overarching shared system were assessed as deficient.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Space Satellite Data Reveals the Pandemic’s Effects on Earth

A new dashboard—created by NASA and international partners—enables users to see changes in air and water quality, greenhouse gases, city nightlights, economic indicators and agricultural production.

  • By Brandi Vincent

37 IGs Report on Agency Tech Challenges Related to $2.4 Trillion COVID Relief Package

A new report shows similar issues with bandwidth, cybersecurity and aging IT systems across government, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • By Aaron Boyd

NASA Taps Astrobotic to Deliver its Water-Searching VIPER Rover to the Moon

Insiders offered a look at what the forthcoming missions aim to accomplish.

  • By Brandi Vincent

The False Hope of an American Rocket Launch

Even in the tumultuous Apollo era, the feats of the country’s space program were a momentary diversion, not a national salve.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

NASA Curates Virtual Experience for Public to Participate in Upcoming Rocket Launch

The space agency is hosting a range of global “NASA Social” events.

  • By Brandi Vincent

NASA Seeks to Improve How It Learns About New Technology

The space agency wants input from partners regarding how it collects information about new tech innovation.

  • By Frank Konkel

NASA, Virgin Galactic Team Up to Advance Supersonic Tech for Point-to-Point Travel 

The work will be conducted via a Space Act Agreement.

  • By Brandi Vincent

The Thorniest Subject at NASA Right Now

The space agency is carefully following pandemic measures. Elon Musk thinks they’re overblown. But both are going to the moon together.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

NASA Taps Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX to Help Transport Humans to the Moon Again

The three private companies will develop landing systems for NASA's Artemis missions.

  • By Brandi Vincent

NASA to Host Virtual Hackathon on COVID-19 Challenges

The space agency and its partners will host a two-day hackathon on May 30-31.

  • By Frank Konkel

Astronaut Advice: How to Cope with Social Distancing

You don't get a lot of visitors in space.

  • By Keith Randall, Futurity

One Thing Space Agencies Must Watch Out for Now: Cats

Operating a mission is a labyrinthian process from start to finish, with all kinds of checks and fail-safes along the way.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

NASA Engineers Rapidly Create Ventilator Tailored to Treat COVID-19 Patients

The new device is under Food and Drug Administration review for emergency-use authorization.

  • By Brandi Vincent

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NASA Warns Employees of ‘Exponential’ Increase in Cyber Threats

The Office of the Chief Information Officer sent a memo detailing how teleworking employees can protect agency systems. 

  • By Mariam Baksh

How Christina Koch Could Become a Spaceflight Legend

One of the astronauts in NASA’s current corps could be the first in a generation to walk on the moon—or the first to walk on Mars.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

The Legacy of a Hidden Figure

The stories of black women at the space agency were once buried so deep that it felt like a revelation when they were brought to light.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

NASA Tech Could Replace Passwords with Your Heartbeat

The space agency announced several health and biotech technology transfer opportunities.

  • By Brandi Vincent

NASA to Begin Recruiting Astronauts for Its Upcoming Missions to the Moon and Mars

New candidates will likely be selected in mid-2021.

  • By Brandi Vincent

NASA Will Only Tolerate So Much Danger

An investigation into what really went wrong with Boeing's last space mission turned up serious issues.

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

NASA Solicits Ideas on its Future Moon Rovers

It’s all part of what the agency calls “a coordinated approach to explore the lunar surface.”

  • By Brandi Vincent