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‘Digital Winglets’ for Real Time Flight Paths Born from NASA Tech
Before airplanes even reach the runway, pilots must file a plan to inform air traffic controllers where they’re going and the path they are going to take. When planes are in the air, however, that plan often changes. From turbulence…

NASA Engineers Help Create A Virtual World of Data
NASA Engineers Help Create A Virtual World of Data

NASA-Developed Spherical Robots to the Rescue
NASA-Developed Spherical Robots to the Rescue

NASA Launches Climate-Focused Startup Studio with Technology Incubator
NASA Launches Climate-Focused Startup Studio with Technology Incubator

NASA-Developed Temperature-Regulating Clothing Additive Heats Up
NASA-Developed Temperature-Regulating Clothing Additive Heats Up

Commercial Space: NASA Has an App for That
Commercial Space: NASA Has an App for That

NASA Helps Serve Yellowstone Fungi for Breakfast
First, a particular type of microbe evolved in an acidic hot spring. Fast-forward millions of years, when a geomicrobiologist finds this type of microbe in Yellowstone National Park while conducting NASA-funded research on organisms that thrive under extreme conditions. Now, you…

NASA-Funded Space Radiation Research Fights Cancer on Earth
Astronauts who spend six months in space are exposed to roughly the same amount of radiation as 1,000 chest X-rays. Having multiple kinds of radiation bombard their bodies puts them at risk for cancer, central nervous system damage, bone loss,…

NASA Astronaut Life Support Research Helps Earth Families Grow Food
Bart Womack likes to be prepared, and he has found no better resource than NASA. After all, an agency preparing for survival in the frozen void of space is ready for anything. NASA has worked for decades to develop a…

NASA-Funded Technology Helps Relieve Symptoms of Menopause
According to the National Institutes of Health, 1.3 million people In the United States begin to experience symptoms of menopause each year, usually characterized by feelings of intense heat known as hot flashes. Menopause can last for years, and the…

NASA Data, Expertise Helps Students Learn to Code
Ever since the Apollo program landed on the Moon in the 1960s, NASA has been one of the eminent inspirations for future scientists, and one field of science that has seen tremendous growth since then: computer science. This specialty has…

Microgravity Testing Advances Space-Based Printing of Electronics
As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the Moon to live and explore, capabilities for space-based manufacturing of sensors, circuits, and other electronics will become increasingly critical. Recent microgravity flights have helped to advance cutting-edge methods for 3D printing of…

NASA Space Robotics Dive into Deep-Sea Work
What’s the difference between deep space and the deep sea? For a robot, the answer is: not much. Both environments are harsh and demanding, and, more importantly, both are far removed from the machine’s operator. That’s why a team of…

NASA Tech for Webb Telescope Mirrors Boosts Eye Surgery Precision
The James Webb Space Telescope is set to show humanity some of the first stars in the universe, with its enormous and powerful mirrors capturing bits of light from more than 13 billion years ago. Meanwhile, technology developed by NASA as…

NASA Helps Develop CubeSat Infrastructure for All to Use
NASA’s Spinoff Publication This bus doesn’t use wheels to move around, but a CubeSat can’t get anywhere without it. In the world of these small, standardized, inexpensive satellites, a “bus” refers to the hardware foundation that provides it with power,…