Emerging Tech
NOAA and NASA Plan to Send a Drone Right Into Tropical Storm Erika
NOAA wants to use unmanned aircraft to observe the skies and advance the country's weather forecasting abilities, said NOAA lead systems engineer John Coffey.
Emerging Tech
Supper Club on Mars
Before people can colonize the Red Planet, they have to figure out what they'll eat once they get there.
Emerging Tech
Infographic: Inside a NASA Rocket Engine
The RS-25 rocket engine will one day hopefully help get us to Mars.
Emerging Tech
NASA Wants to Turn Human Waste into Plastic and Vitamins
When tomorrow’s astronauts feel the call of nature, they may be engaging in an act of creation.
People
Time to get your introverts talking (or at least typing)
The introverts who often dominate STEM professions tend to lie low in traditional meetings, which is why STEM-heavy NASA is dedicated to breaking out of the mold.
Emerging Tech
The Actual NASA Technologies Matt Damon Will Use in the Space Survival Film 'The Martian'
"The Martian" is written in the form of a log by a fictional NASA astronaut, Mark Watney, who’s stranded on Mars after his team evacuates the planet during a brutal dust storm, believing him to be dead.
Emerging Tech
A Space Elevator Has Been Patented to Take Astronauts 12 Miles off the Earth
The famed command “beam me up” could soon become more than just a geeky reference to Star Trek.
Emerging Tech
Video: NASA's Gecko Gripper Is the Outer Space Answer to Duct Tape
A sticky problem sometimes needs a sticky solution.
Emerging Tech
Video: Bringing Together Next-Gen Weather Forecasters
The Hazardous Weather Testbed is keeping its eye out for storms and new technology.
Digital Government
NASA's Tumblr to Give Users 'Regular Dose of Space'
The space agency is just the latest federal agency to make its debut on Tumblr.
Emerging Tech
International Space Station Astronauts' New Hobby? Space-Gardening.
A crop of red lettuce could pave the way to future crops grown on the space station and even on other planets.
Cybersecurity
Booking a satellite, busting on executive orders and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Emerging Tech
NASA Wants to Know if Open Innovation Challenges Are Working
The agency is looking for research on ways to crowdsource, such as through competitions.
Emerging Tech
Video: How 3D Printing Will Literally Make the Future
From health care to housing, it's everywhere.
Emerging Tech
Video: Curiosity Rover Celebrates 3 Years on Mars
It's been several years and a lot of mineral samples.
Emerging Tech
NASA Building Flying Space Drones
Drones offer a way to explore other planets and asteroids that rovers can’t.
Emerging Tech
NASA Searches for Link Between Electromagnetic Pulses and Earthquakes
Last week, NASA launched a challenge to determine whether there is a connection between electromagnetic signals and earthquakes.
Emerging Tech