Artificial Intelligence
A Better Way to Spot Deep-Faked Satellite Images
Training AIs to look at 26 subtle features may help thwart attempts to peddle fraudulent imagery.
Modernization
Space Command moves for tighter cyber integration
U.S. Space Command is standing up a dedicated joint cyber center to improve integration with U.S. Cyber Command.
Modernization
NOAA Shifts Some Key Environmental Data Processing to the Cloud
It’s an early step in the agency’s broader path toward modernization.
Ideas
NASA Reaches for the Wright Stuff
Just being able to successfully hover off the ground will be a huge victory for the Ingenuity helicopter.
Emerging Tech
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.
Emerging Tech
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.
Digital Government
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.
Podcasts
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.
Ideas
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.
Cybersecurity
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.
Ideas
Mars Perseverance Mission Already Producing Amazing Moments
Watching the rover plummet only to perform a delicate, ballet-like finish was breathtaking.
Emerging Tech
NASA Releases First Sounds Recorded on Mars’ Surface
The audio was collected via the Perseverance rover.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Pursues 5G Applications for Space
A new document details military considerations regarding future means to transport data.
Ideas
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.
Artificial Intelligence
A Cloud-Connected, AI-Enabling Commercial Computer is Heading to the International Space Station
It will underpin an array of spaceborne research.
Emerging Tech
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.
Emerging Tech
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.
Ideas
What Robots Need to Become Better Helpers
Hand, fingers and a sense of touch are tricky but may be essential for some robots' tasks.
Emerging Tech
NASA’s Moon-Exploring Artemis Program Will Move Forward Under Biden
The White House pledged its support of the ambitious lunar exploration missions.
Digital Government