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NASA Engineers Push Limits of Physics to Focus Light
Photon sieves focus extreme ultraviolet light and can enable Sun science.

NASA Researcher Honored by Goddard Tech Office for Earth Science Work
Goddard researcher Dr. Antonia Gambacorta the 2023 IRAD Innovator of the Year for her work developing hyperspectral microwave technology to…

NASA Engineer Earns Goddard Innovation Award for Sun-studying Photon Sieves
Goddard Engineer Kevin Denis receives innovation award for photon sieves.

NASA Invites Stakeholders to STMD’s LIFT-1 Industry Forum
NASA is hosting a virtual industry forum on Nov. 13, 2023, to introduce the agency’s Lunar Infrastructure Foundational Technologies (LIFT-1) demonstration Request…

NASA Goddard’s ‘Spiky’ Antenna Chamber: Signaling Success for 50 Years
Rows upon rows of cobalt-blue spires in Goddard’s antenna chamber evoke a soundproof room from a recording studio. Much like…

NASA’s Webb Telescope Improves Simulation Software
The James Webb Space Telescope truly explores the unknown, displaying stunning images of previously unseen corners of the universe only…

Commander Callie Continues Moon Mission in NASA’s New Graphic Novel
Fictional astronaut Callie Rodriguez continues exploring space as the first woman to walk on the Moon in a new issue…

NASA Improves GIANT Optical Navigation Technology for Future Missions
Goddard's GIANT optical navigation software helped guide the OSIRIS-REx mission to the Asteroid Bennu. Today its developers continue to add…

Goddard Engineers Improve NASA Lidar Tech for Exploration
Like a sonar using light instead of sound, lidar technology increasingly helps NASA scientists and explorers with remote sensing and…