Emerging Tech
NASA Authorization Act Aims to Strengthen U.S. Space Exploration
The NASA Authorization Act was passed as part of the CHIPS Act and is the first authorization bill for NASA in five years.
Digital Government
These Are the Agencies Federal Employees Are Leaving at the Highest Rates
After jumping during the pandemic, the government's overall attrition rate has stabilized.
Digital Government
To Search for Alien Life, Astronomers Will Look for Clues in the Atmospheres of Distant Planets – and the James Webb Space Telescope Just Proved it’s Possible to do so
NASA's newest telescope is giving scientists another tool to study exoplanets.
Emerging Tech
Webb Proves a Remarkable Technological Successor to Hubble
The first pictures NASA released from the James Webb Space Telescope demonstrate—in brilliant color—the advancements made in the technology.
Digital Government
NASA to Release First Images From James Webb Telescope
The space agency will get an assist from President Joe Biden, too.
Emerging Tech
NASA Wants to Expand Data Sharing With Space Force and Commercial Partners
The space agency's chief data officer explained the importance of making information exchanges a more consistent part of NASA culture.
Acquisition
NASA wants to expand data sharing with Space Force and commercial partners
The space agency's chief data officer explained the importance of making information exchanges a more consistent part of NASA culture.
Ideas
Mars is Getting an Unreal New Simulation for NASA Training
A new gaming engine also has the potential to revolutionize how astronauts prepare for Mars missions.
Emerging Tech
Say Hello to Sagittarius A*, the Black Hole at the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy
On May 12, 2022, astronomers on the Event Horizon Telescope team released an image of a black hole called Sagittarius A* that lies at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Chris Impey, an astronomer at the University of Arizona, explains how the team got this image and why it is such a big deal.
Emerging Tech
Artemis Will Soon Take Flight
The project’s launch marks the first step in what could be a new era of true space travel.
Artificial Intelligence
International Space Station Launches AI Program to Test Astronaut Gloves
Spaceborne Computer-2 is providing insights in real-time, just months after it was delivered to the ISS, Nextgov confirmed.
Emerging Tech
Astronomy’s 10-year Wish List: Big money, Bigger Telescopes and the Biggest Questions in Science
The world's top astronomers have sent the federal government their priority wish list.
Emerging Tech
Despite U.S.-Russia Tensions, the First All-Commercial Flight to ISS is Still On
An initial launch is set for late March, officials confirmed.
Emerging Tech
Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut to Return to Earth on Russian Spacecraft in March
Space historians reflected on the nations’ long-standing space ties.
Emerging Tech
The Next Big Quantum Leap May Require Better Software
The raw power of increasingly advanced quantum computers could necessitate advances in software to make sense of the noise.
Emerging Tech
Opinion: Is There a Place For Spirituality in Space Science?
A top NASA official’s biblical remarks about the James Webb Space Telescope sparked an outcry. But they’re nothing new.
Modernization
Digital Transformation Goes Nowhere Without Vision, NASA Official Says
The space agency has major plans to transform its operations.
Emerging Tech
Alexa, Webex headed to the moon
Custom-built versions of Amazon's Alexa digital voice assistant and Cisco's Webex video collaboration software will be tested on NASA's unmanned Orion spacecraft as it travels to the moon and back.
Emerging Tech
