Digital Government
The future of tech, according to NASA
The agency hopes to apply its engineering know-how to get the most out of buzzword concepts like agile, big data and wearable tech.
Digital Government
A New Global Swarm of Weather-Sensing Satellites
Armed with tiny orbiting sensors, a startup plans to build the world's largest database of private weather data.
Digital Government
Why Paid Parental Leave Could Be Key to Diversifying the Tech Workforce
The president's new parental leave policy may entice more women to seek STEM jobs in the federal government versus the private sector.
Digital Government
The Federal Government May be Unpopular, but Science and Tech Agencies Remain a Hit
When it comes to tech and science government agencies, more than half of the public polled view them favorably.
Emerging Tech
Obama’s Best SOTU Quip Rips ‘I’m Not a Scientist’ Line
Obama’s best line of the night may have come when he addressed climate change.
Emerging Tech
The SpaceX Dragon Delivered Flatworms and Fruitflies to the International Space Station
The astronauts also received late Christmas presents and replacement equipment.
Acquisition
SEWP IV changes coming as SEWP V emerges
A fee decrease is among the changes taking place for the outgoing SEWP IV vehicle.
Emerging Tech
NASA Scientists Want to Colonize Venus with Giant Floating Cities
The first phase of the proposal is to send a robot to do the dirty work.
Emerging Tech
America's Holiday Lights Can Be Seen from Space
They're especially bright in the suburbs, says NASA.
Emerging Tech
The Evolving Search for Life on Mars
Before the first spaceflight, humanity’s sense of what—or who—might be in our galactic neighborhood was, by today’s standards, remarkably optimistic.
Emerging Tech
An Astronaut's View of Earth
What does our planet look like from the observation deck of the International Space Station?
Acquisition
Challenges and prizes: Procurement vehicle of the future?
How NASA and other agencies are using contests to bring better ideas into acquisition.
Digital Government
Among Best Federal Agencies to Work, NASA Continues to Soar
This is the third year in a row the agency was named the top place to work among large federal agencies.
Emerging Tech
This Spacecraft is About to Make the First Visit to Pluto
Launched on a mission to Pluto in January 2006, New Horizons went into sleep mode for much of its eight-year journey out to the edge of our solar system.
Emerging Tech
Orion and the History of NASA, in Pictures
A look back at the triumphs and tragedies of manned spaceflight.
Emerging Tech
NASA: Orion’s Launch is ‘Day One of the Mars Era’
The American spacecraft Orion has successfully commenced its first test flight.
Emerging Tech
Japanese Space Explorer Goes Hunting Asteroids
The space explorer Hayabusa2 began its mission Wednesday to shoot an explosive bullet at a space rock and return home with its cosmic guts by 2020.
Emerging Tech
Infographic: 8 Things to Look for During Orion's Test Flight
What the Orion space capsule will go through during it's orbit around the Earth.
Emerging Tech
The Industrialization of Space
This week, NASA marked a milestone: the first object manufactured outside of Earth.
Emerging Tech