Ames Research Center – Latest Articles
New technology tested by an industry partner at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley could improve how commercial…
A team from South Dakota State University, with their project titled “Soil Testing and Plant Leaf Extraction Drone” took first…
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft successfully completed a critical series of tests in which the airplane was put through…
Scientists know that changing tree leaves can indicate when a nearby volcano is becoming more active and might erupt. In…
On April 29, more than 90 representatives from industry, U.S. federal labs, government agencies, and academia gathered at NASA’s Ames Research Center…
The planned deconstruction, disposal, and preservation of historic parts of NASA’s decommissioned Kuiper Airborne Observatory is complete. Part of the…
What does the future of space exploration look like? At the 2025 FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, NASA gave…
The future of astrophysics research could unlock the secrets of the universe, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum sensing,…
NASA and Boeing are currently evaluating an updated approach to the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project that would focus on…
NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to…
New findings from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover could provide an answer to the mystery of what happened to the planet’s…
Editor’s Note: This article was updated April 16, 2025, to reflect the March 26 start date of NASA’s Alta X…
From agriculture and law enforcement to entertainment and disaster response, industries are increasingly turning to drones for help, but the…
As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft, research, testing, and development at NASA’s Ames…
As missions to low Earth orbit become more frequent, space traffic coordination remains a key element to efficiently operating in…
Editor’s Note: This article was updated March 27, 2025, to reflect the final dates for the testing period. NASA researchers…
Imagine your car is in conversation with other traffic and road signals as you travel. Those conversations help your car…
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) welcomed a community of government, industry, and international partners to explore current technology…
Eight finalist teams participating in the 2025 NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition have been selected to present to a…
Since its launch on March 12, 2015, NASA’s MMS, or Magnetospheric Multiscale, mission has been rewriting our understanding of a…
NASA’s BioNutrients series of experiments is testing ways to use microorganisms to make nutrients that will be needed for human…
As NASA continues to enable a sustainable, cost-effective commercial space economy, the agency is seeking partnership proposals for the operations,…
A NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-supported research and development team is making it easier for farmers and ranchers to…
To celebrate the 110th anniversary of the organization that ultimately became NASA, the agency released a new collection of videos…
Engineers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, Bohdan Wesely, right, and Eli Hiss, left, complete a fit…
In an effort to learn more about astronaut health and the effects of space on the human body, NASA is…
In Aug. 2024, a team of NASA researchers and partners gathered in Missoula, Montana to test new drone-based technology for…
NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy (DSA), a technology that…
NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently concluded wind tunnel tests of its X-66 semi-span model in partnership with Boeing.…
The old saying — “Practice makes perfect!” — applies to the Moon too. On Tuesday, NASA gave 17 technologies, instruments,…
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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…
The latest edition of NASA’s Spinoff publication, which highlights the successful transfer of agency technology to the commercial sector, is…
Editor’s note: This release was updated on Feb. 4, 2025, to reflect a change in the deadline for when responses…
NASA selected 15 visionary ideas for its NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) program which develops concepts to transform future missions…
NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as develop and…