Emerging Tech
Video: Behold, the Innards of a Spacesuit
The innermost workings of an astronaut's outerwear
Emerging Tech
You're an Astronaut on a Spacewalk — and Your Helmet Is Filling With Water
It's a space-based nightmare ... one that, this morning, actually happened.
Emerging Tech
How to Wash Your Hair in Space
All you need is special shampoo, a wide-tooth comb, some warm water ... and microgravity.
Emerging Tech
The Next Big Thing for Exploring the Distant Universe: Balloons
A way to get 99 percent of the way into space, at 1 percent of the cost of a satellite
Emerging Tech
That Time an Astronaut Got a Pie Sent to the International Space Station
Pie in the sky, literally.
Emerging Tech
Going Really, Really Green: Earth's Plant Life, as Seen From Space
Satellite images of vegetation can help to forecast droughts and fires and even diseases.
Emerging Tech
Here You Go, Taxpayers: A Billion-Pixel Image of Mars
Nearly 1,000 frames, combined into a single Martian mosaic.
Emerging Tech
Video: Here's What Happens When You Light a Fire in Space
"Strange flames" on the International Space Station.
Digital Government
A Prosthetic Limb, Controlled by an Amputee's Thoughts
Thanks to new DARPA technology, things like picking up a coffee cup could be, literally, within grasp.
Digital Government
Oops! This Lab Neglected to Return the Samples of Moondust NASA Loaned It
Something to make you feel better about those library books you still haven't returned
Modernization
Your Smartphone, Made of Cement
Scientists just discovered a way to turn masonry into metal. Using lasers.
Emerging Tech
A Robot Just Broke the Human Record for Miles Driven in Space
Another victory for Opportunity, the spunky little rover driving on Mars
Emerging Tech
Need to Test the World's Largest Particle Accelerator? Try a Ping-Pong Ball
Sorry, beer pong: CERN scientists have found a much better use for your ball.
Digital Government
Astronauts' Favorite Space Food: Shrimp Cocktail
It's rehydrated, ghastly pink, a little bit slimy ... and apparently delicious
Emerging Tech
What Became of the Parachute That Delivered Curiosity to Mars?
It sits on the Red Planet, flapping hauntingly in the wind.
Emerging Tech
The Doll That Helped the Soviets Beat the US to Space
Meet Ivan Ivanovich, the mannequin who beta tested space.
Emerging Tech
Robots Haven't Had Much Luck Walking On Sand -- Until Now
Researches design a fast-moving, six-legged lizard robot.
Emerging Tech
The Engines That Propelled Us Into Space, Recovered From the Ocean Floor
For the Apollo engines, it's one if by space, two if by sea.
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