Ames Research Center – Latest Articles
Using cutting-edge material licensed from NASA, a protective heat shield manufactured in-house by Varda Space Industries for the first time…
New simulations performed on a NASA supercomputer are providing scientists with the most comprehensive look yet into the maelstrom of…
A team of NASA scientists deployed on an international mission designed to better understand severe winter storms. The North American…
NASA is announcing the availability of its newest supercomputer, Athena, an advanced system designed to support a new generation of…
Trained on data from NASA’s exoplanet-hunting missions, the open-source ExoMiner++ deep learning model uses an advanced algorithm to validate new…
Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data. The…
Two retired U.S. Air Force F-15 jets have joined the flight research fleet at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in…
An increasingly flammable landscape combined with more lightning strikes is leading to larger, more frequent, and more intense fires than…
Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.
Editor’s Note, Jan. 13, 2026: Mission controllers received full acquisition of signal from the Pandora spacecraft on Sunday, Jan. 11.…
Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, to clarify the research done by ATM-X and ACERO.…
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…
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NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 22, which includes commemorating the crews of Apollo 1…
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…