Emerging Tech
The Extreme Hazing of the Most Expensive Telescope Ever Built
The James Webb Space Telescope, $8.8 billion and 20 years in the making, is undergoing rigorous testing to make sure it can survive launch.
Emerging Tech
Video: How NASA Uses Teamwork to Explore Solar System
The agency is wrapping up its Cassini mission in an unusual way.
Digital Government
No Agency Gets an A in Latest FITARA Scorecard
Twelve agencies improved since their May grades, 11 held steady and one—the Transportation Department—dropped.
Digital Government
Cutting NASA Earth Observations Would Be a Costly Mistake
NASA’s Earth observation satellites provide constant real-time data on space, the atmosphere and the oceans—information critical to U.S. Navy and Defense Department operations worldwide
Digital Government
NASA Is Offering $30K to the Person Who Solves Its Space Poop Problem
Space travel presents scientists with seemingly infinite challenges.
Digital Government
NASA Is Engineering Calorie-Dense Food Bars to Feed Astronauts Bound for Mars
These aren’t your kitchen cabinet granola bars.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA Explores the Great Barrier Reef
The agency is looking to corral some coral.
Digital Government
Astronauts Develop Worse Vision After Long Trips in Space, and Scientists Think They Know Why
Gravity also affects how the fluids in our bodies flow.
Emerging Tech
Video: How to Celebrate Thanksgiving in Space
The turkey may be dry, but it's out of this world.
Emerging Tech
What a Trump Presidency Means for NASA and Future of Space Exploration
There are billions of dollars of programs and funding at stake.
Emerging Tech
Video: Inside the International Space Station’s Inflatable Addition
In space, no one can hear you bounce.
Digital Government
Better Weather Forecasts Ahead: NOAA's Next-Gen Satellite Lifts Off
When operational—validation of its six instruments could take a year—GOES-R will produce some 100 megabits of data per second, or 9 terabytes per day.
Digital Government
CIOs uncertain about the Trump administration
Agency-level CIOs tell legislators that real progress is being made, but uncertainty looms regarding Trump administration IT priorities -- and in some cases, about their own futures.
Emerging Tech
Video: How Astronauts Might One Day Vote From Mars
At least they won't have to stand in line at the polls.
Emerging Tech
Video: What's Next for the James Webb Space Telescope
The world's largest space telescope has hit a new milestone.
Emerging Tech
Federal Government Revises Its Big Plans for Little Tech
National Science and Technology Council updated its nanotechnology strategic plan this week.
Digital Government
How Agency Data Turned into 3-D Maps of the Oceans
Anyone with a web browser can click on sections of the ocean to discover key variables like salinity, temperature and oxygen levels.
Digital Government