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NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of…
While NASA’s VIPER team has been focused on building the flight rover that will go to the South Pole of…
Before a total solar eclipse crossed North America on April 8, 2024, scientists at Predictive Science Inc. of San Diego…
Cells are the fundamental units of life, forming the variety of all living things on Earth as individual cells and…
NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program (NIAC) has selected six visionary concept studies for additional funding and development. Each study has…
Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Successfully Launches On April 23, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System CubeSat mission launched successfully aboard…
A new NASA mission is testing a new way to navigate our solar system by hoisting its sail into space…
“Every time I help with visualizing [ocean] simulation data, I learn about an entirely new area of ocean or climate…
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have established a research transition team to guide the development of wildland fire…
A NASA mission testing a new way of navigating our solar system is ready to hoist its sail into space…
Did you know the Sun has moss? Due to its resemblance to the earthly plants, scientists have named a small-scale,…
The research teams who help sustain the largest freshwater reserve in the world are developing a new tool to promote…
Dive into the captivating history of the NASA Research Park (NRP) and its industry partners through our comprehensive collection of…
Sailing through space might sound like something out of science fiction, but the concept is no longer limited to books…
Several air taxi companies are using a NASA-developed computer software tool to predict aircraft noise and aerodynamic performance. This tool…
NASA’s VIPER – short for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover – now stands taller and more capable than ever. And that’s…
Globally, nearly all wildfires start with a human ignition source – not lightning strikes or wildlife encountering power equipment. Knowing…
The challenges of working on the surface of the Moon are at the center of a facility at NASA’s Ames…
Things are heating up in the atmosphere, and NASA is helping space start-ups stay cool. NASA has decades of…
Preparations are underway for a new, small spacecraft technology demonstration that will test cost-efficient swarm capabilities – the ability for…
Into the Belly of the Rover: VIPER’s Final Science Instrument Installed by Rachel Hoover TRIDENT, designed and developed by engineers…
Engineering is a huge field with endless applications. From aerospace to ergonomics, engineers play an important role in designing, building,…
Science is often portrayed as a solitary affair, where discoveries are made by lone geniuses toiling in isolation. But Dr.…
NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails views a demonstration on screen in the Airspace Operations Laboratory at NASA’s Ames Research…
A team of engineers prepares to integrate TRIDENT – short for The Regolith Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain –…
Daniel Andrews, project manager for NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) (left), stands next to a full-scale model of…
NASA’s bio-manufacturing experiment called BioNutrients is testing a way to use microorganisms to produce on-demand nutrients that will be critical for human…
Members of the cast and crew of Broadway production “The Wiz,” currently on tour at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre,…
In late October, two research helicopters from the manufacturer Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, made a dozen test flights over…
Greater than the sum of its parts: NASA tests the capability of a system that includes simple robots, structural building…
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NASA has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Virginia, for the maintenance and operation of incident…
NASA and Lockheed Martin formally debuted the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft Friday. Using this one-of-a-kind experimental airplane, NASA aims…
NASA selected the 2024 Phase I awardees for its program to fund ideas that could innovate for the benefit of…
Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA is inviting people to send their names to the surface of the…
Editor’s Note: This advisory has been updated to change the name of the weather officer for the Jan. 5 media…
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley invites media to interview entry systems experts that helped design the OSIRIS-REx…