Ames Research Center – Latest Articles
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley continued to make strides in research, technology, engineering, science, and innovation this…
NASA’s DiskSat technology demonstration mission will test the performance of a new small spacecraft platform designed to expand the capabilities…
NASA is working with commercial partners to create high-performing, reliable propulsion systems that will help small spacecraft safely maneuver in…
Picture this: You’re just about done with a transoceanic flight, and the tracker in your seat-back screen shows you approaching…
NASA is helping shape the future of urban air travel with a new simulation that will manage how electric air…
The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system…
Editor’s Note: This article was updated Nov. 21, 2025 shortly after BioSentinel’s mission marked three years of operation in deep…
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight on Oct. 28 at 11:14 a.m. EDT…
Air taxis and drones navigate different flight zones with NASA-inspired system
Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, to correct that the signed contract is an unfunded Space…
By Jill Dunbar Of the many roads leading to successful Artemis missions, one is paved with high-tech computing chips called…
NASA and its partners recently tested a tool for remotely piloted operations that could enable operators to transport people and…
NASA has earned a spot on The Webby 30, a curated list celebrating 30 companies and organizations that have shaped…
As NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from taxi and…
Through an ongoing collaboration, NASA and the Department of War are working to advance the future of modern drones to…
As we honor the legacy of aviation pioneers this National Aviation Day, NASA’s X-59 is preparing to push the boundaries…
A series of biology experiments, called BioNutrients, is testing ways to use microorganisms to produce nutrients – off Earth and…
Across 42 years at NASA, Wade Sisler — executive producer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland—watched the…
Software designed to give spacecraft more autonomy could support a future where swarms of satellites navigate and complete scientific objectives…
NASA/Lori Losey The best way to solve a mystery is by gathering evidence and building a case. That’s exactly what…
As the aviation industry works to develop new air taxis and other electric aircraft made from innovative, lightweight materials, there’s…
In a stretch of California’s Mojave Desert, NASA conducted a full-scale “dress rehearsal” to prepare how it will measure the…
A century-old hypothesis that Betelgeuse, the 10th brightest star in our night sky, is orbited by a very close companion…
NASA engineers are exploring how the technology used in existing cellphone networks could support the next generation of aviation. In…
Commercial companies and government agencies are increasingly pursuing a more immersive and affordable alternative to conventional displays currently used in…
NASA/Jacob Shaw NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has officially begun taxi tests, marking the first time this one-of-a-kind experimental…
A host of scientific investigations await the crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission during their long-duration expedition aboard the International…
Many of us grew up using paint-by-number sets to create beautiful color pictures. For years now, NASA engineers studying aircraft…
In autumn 2024, California’s Monterey Bay experienced an outsized phytoplankton bloom that attracted fish, dolphins, whales, seabirds, and – for…
NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility vision involves the skies above the U.S. filled with new types of aircraft, including air taxis.…
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As part of the agency’s Artemis campaign, NASA has awarded Blue Origin of Kent, Washington, a CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload…
NASA is accepting U.S. submissions for the second phase of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, a Moon-focused recycling competition. The challenge…
NASA’s latest open Software Catalog, released Wednesday, offers more than 1,200 downloadable codes developed by agency engineers that could enable…
NASA has selected seven companies to assist the agency with architectural and engineering services at multiple agency centers and facilities.…
NASA will conduct a live flight test of aircraft performing simulated wildland fire response operations using a newly developed airspace…
John Boyd, known to many as Jack and whose career spanned more than seven decades in a multitude of roles…