Emerging Tech
Meet NASA's Newest Crew Member: Astrobee
It's a friendly little cube that will fly around the International Space Station.
Modernization
NASA crowdsources HPC software upgrade
The space agency is running a competition to attract coders to improve the performance of its FUN3D supercomputing simulation software.
Digital Government
Space: Trump's Least Controversial Frontier
Unlike in other policy areas, the president can pay significant attention to the U.S. space program with little risk of backlash.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX's Secretive Satellite Launch
The space company expands its reach within the government
Digital Government
US Space Firms Tell Washington: China Will Take Over the Moon If You’re Not Careful
The US space industry is prodding the US government into refreshing its outdated laws on commercial activity beyond Earth.
Digital Government
Could Donald Trump Really Send Astronauts to Mars in the Next Seven Years?
NASA hopes to make the trip to Mars by the early 2030s.
Emerging Tech
Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut Chats With President About Unusual Drinking Habits
Astronaut Peggy Whitson has spent 534 days in orbit and counting
Emerging Tech
How to Slingshot a Spacecraft Between Saturn's Rings and Crash It
The Cassini spacecraft takes it final lap.
Emerging Tech
I Built A Bot With Zero Coding Experience. So Can You.
Deloitte is selling federal agencies on automation and walked me through the process.
Modernization
The Secret Ingredients NASA Used to Build Its Huge Photo Library
The repository is the culmination of a 3-year effort to make NASA’s data more open and accessible.
Emerging Tech
Inside NASA's X-Plane Program
In five to 10 years, we may be passengers in these experimental aircraft.
Artificial Intelligence
NASA’s Scientists Formed a Club to Dream Up Uses for AI Like Self-Replicating Robots and Harpooning Comets
Some ideas developing in the lab are so far-flung, the brains behind them don’t want to involve the agency’s top brass at all.
Digital Government
NASA official warns of 'the internet of dangerous things'
Protecting everyday life from the dangers emerging from the expansion of the internet of things requires rethinking decades-old security practices, according to a top IT official at NASA.
Emerging Tech