Emerging Tech

NASA Is Working on Super-Fast Spaceship Technology That Defies the Laws of Physics

The propulsion system, known as the EmDrive, was conceived around the turn of the millennium by a British engineer named Roger Shawyer.

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NASA plays show-and-tell on the Hill

America's space agency took to Capitol Hill to show lawmakers the tech advances taxpayers' dollars are buying -- and how they could help humans reach Mars.

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NASA and the US Air Force Successfully Tested a Plane with Shapeshifting Wings

NASA has flown 22 research flights over the past six months using the technology, and it passed with flying colors.

Emerging Tech

A New Satellite for One of the Great U.S. Space Programs

Landsat 9 will launch in 2023, and promises the continuity of a critical, long-running database for imagery of the Earth's surface.

Emerging Tech

Space Coffee: Astronauts Getting Fancy New Espresso Machine

And they won’t have to sip coffee out of Capri Sun pouches any longer.

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Could Demographic Information Boost the Number of Women in STEM?

Women remain a minority in STEM research programs and one reason for that could be the unequal distribution of grant money between the sexes.

Emerging Tech

NASA Scientists Say We'll Find Alien Life in Space in the Next 20 Years

Some of NASA’s top minds believe we’re not alone in the universe. And they think we’ll find out for sure soon.

Emerging Tech

Robot Spiders Could Build the Next Generation of Objects in Space

One of the most difficult parts about constructing satellites, space stations or other orbiting objects is getting the materials into space.

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Uncle Sam Might Be Even Less Innovative Than You Thought

Only 32.7 percent of employees said they felt creativity and innovation were rewarded in their organization, new research found.

Emerging Tech

What NASA's 3-D-Printed Space Wrench Says About Government Innovation

NASA’s success in on-demand manufacturing could pave the way for other federal agencies.

Emerging Tech

NASA’s Opportunity Rover Completes a Martian Marathon

The Mars probe is the first human-made vehicle to travel 26.2 miles on a non-Earth planet.

Emerging Tech

How NASA’s New Ion Engine Could Power a Mission to Mars

The NASA spacecraft Dawn has spent more than seven years traveling across the solar system to intercept the asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres.

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Cloud for Public Good: Amazon Now Hosts Largest Public Collection of Satellite Imagery

AWS will host thousands satellite images in its public cloud through a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA.