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Now You Can 3D-Print a NASA SOFIA Flying Telescope of Your Very Own!
August 11, 2018 | ArticleYou can now 3D print your own miniature version of NASA's flying telescope, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).
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NASA Is About to Launch the Fastest Spacecraft in History. Target: The Sun!
August 10, 2018 | ArticleOn Aug. 11, NASA will launch its newest spacecraft, called the Parker Solar Probe, aboard a huge rocket. And by December 2024, that probe will become the fastest spacecraft ever.
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Wake Up, Opportunity! Engineers Have an Awesome Playlist for NASA's Sleeping Mars Rover
August 10, 2018 | ArticleEngineers with NASA's Mars Exploration Rover program have been left hanging on like a yo-yo for 60 days now, after Opportunity lost power during a global dust storm.
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Interstellar Travel Requires a Long-Term Approach (and Humans Are Too Impatient)
August 10, 2018 | ArticleThe biggest hurdle to mounting an interstellar mission may be humanity's short attention span.
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NASA Data Is Making Video Games Stunningly Realistic
August 09, 2018 | ArticleNASA data is helping video game companies create hyper-realistic snow-capped mountains for you to shred on.
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These High-Tech Tools Help Judge How Well Spacesuits Fit (Video)
August 09, 2018 | ArticleHow well does an astronaut's spacesuit fit? Richard Fineman wants to know.
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Google Doodle Honors Mary Ross, Aerospace's 1st Native American Female Engineer
August 09, 2018 | ArticleGoogle is celebrating the accomplishments of the first known female Native American engineer, Mary G. Ross, today (Aug. 9) on the 110th anniversary of her birth.
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US to Launch Space Force Military Branch in 2020, VP Mike Pence Says
August 09, 2018 | ArticleVice President Mike Pence on Thursday (Aug. 9) unveiled a detailed plan for the military Space Force proposed by President Donald Trump. If Congress agrees to establish it, the Space Force will be the sixth branch of the U.S. military.
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Moon-Landing Tech and More Get $44 Million in NASA 'Tipping Point' Funds
August 09, 2018 | ArticleNASA has awarded contracts totaling $44 million to help develop 10 "tipping point technologies" that could spur greater space exploration and development.
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China Just Tested a Hypersonic Weapon That Could Launch Nukes at 6 Times the Speed of Sound
August 08, 2018 | ArticleThe successful launch puts China "shoulder to shoulder" with the U.S. and Russia in the hypersonic nuke race.
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