Space

NOAA Shifts Some Key Environmental Data Processing to the Cloud

It’s an early step in the agency’s broader path toward modernization.

  • By Brandi Vincent

NASA Reaches for the Wright Stuff

Just being able to successfully hover off the ground will be a huge victory for the Ingenuity helicopter.

  • By John Breeden II

NASA’s Martian Helicopter Readies for Inaugural Flight on Earth’s Neighbor

The agency provided updates on milestones met—and a glimpse at what’s to come.

  • By Brandi Vincent

FCC to Consider Proposal Enabling Spectrum for Commercial Space Launches

Companies currently are approved on an ad-hoc basis to share the federal spectrum during specific operations. 

  • By Brandi Vincent

COVID-19 Drove .Gov Search Traffic in 2020 But Not Always About Health

Data on searches performed on .gov websites shows people wanted information on every aspect of the pandemic, as well as continued interest in NASA and immigration.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Critical Update: Let’s Talk About UFOs

What’s behind unidentified aerial phenomena observed by military officials? Are we alone in the universe? Nextgov asks some experts.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Securing Space: The Next Frontier of Credential-Based Attacks

Like many other sectors, the space industry needs to secure its supply chain from start to finish.

  • By Trevor Daughney

Space Firms Put Aside Rivalries to Share Threat Data

A new clearinghouse has begun gathering and distributing information about threats to space networks, products, and services.

  • By Marcus Weisgerber

Mars Perseverance Mission Already Producing Amazing Moments

Watching the rover plummet only to perform a delicate, ballet-like finish was breathtaking.

  • By John Breeden II

NASA Releases First Sounds Recorded on Mars’ Surface

The audio was collected via the Perseverance rover.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Pentagon Pursues 5G Applications for Space 

A new document details military considerations regarding future means to transport data.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Space Force Sounds Like a Joke Thanks to Pop Culture – that Could Be a Problem for an Important Military Branch

It could lead to a disconnect between public expectations and what the Space Force is actually doing, and ultimately, reduce public support.

  • By Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation

A Cloud-Connected, AI-Enabling Commercial Computer is Heading to the International Space Station

It will underpin an array of spaceborne research.

  • By Brandi Vincent

U.S. Military Turns to New Supercomputers to Push the Limits of Weather Forecasting

Built by HPE, the tool is housed at Oak Ridge National Lab.

  • By Brandi Vincent
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Army Special Forces Wants Lasers to Shoot Down Drones

The winning vendor will get two high energy lasers and two radar systems to combine into a working, drone-killing prototype.

  • By Aaron Boyd

What Robots Need to Become Better Helpers

Hand, fingers and a sense of touch are tricky but may be essential for some robots' tasks.

  • By John Breeden II

NASA’s Moon-Exploring Artemis Program Will Move Forward Under Biden

The White House pledged its support of the ambitious lunar exploration missions.

  • By Brandi Vincent

That Settles That: White House Is Keeping Space Force

A flip remark drew some criticism, and a clarification.

  • By Marcus Weisgerber

Military Eyes AI, Cloud Computing in Space in a Decade

Physics keeps the Pentagon from orbiting a computer powerful enough for machine learning. So they’re building a network in space.

  • By Patrick Tucker

Japan Pledges to Provide Capabilities for NASA’s In-the-Works, Moon-Orbiting Outpost

It marks America’s latest international commitment in support of its Artemis missions.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Thousands of Ocean Fishing Boats Could Be Using Forced Labor—We Used AI and Satellite Data to Find Them

Forced labor is a known problem in open ocean fishing, but the scale has been very hard to track historically.

  • By Gavin McDonald, The Conversation