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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has turned to blockchain technology to enhance air travel safety and security. NASA is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country' civil space program and for research in aeronautics and space exploration.
NASA is less than two weeks from fueling up the rocket that will take Americans on the first trip to the moon in over 50 years, but before liftoff, teams in Huntsville are working to make sure
Alicja Ostrowska's doctoral thesis "Life and AI at NASA" examines how artificial intelligence is transforming the way science is conducted within some of the world's most ambitious space projects. The study investigates how AI is used in NASA's missions exploring the conditions for present or past life on other planets and moons and what this means for how knowledge is produced.
NASA is ending financial support for several planetary science groups as part of a broader drawdown of the agency’s advisory structure.
No one in NASA’s Artemis II crew had been born when astronauts last ventured into deep space for the final Apollo program Moon landing in 1972. For the last half-century, human space efforts have focused on science research and technology initiatives aboard low-Earth-orbit spacecraft, culminating...
One year into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, NASA is delivering measurable progress across human spaceflight, science, aeronautics, and cutting-edge technology.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said nuclear power will be essential to sustaining a long-term human presence beyond Earth.
The latest in archiving technology for preserving ancient manuscripts and 21 st century data had its debut on the moon. Forty years after Apollo 11 used a silicon wafer to preserve congratulatory messages to the U.S. from around the world, the concept has ...
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, recently announced that they would finance, out of their own pocket, a number of new observatories, including a space telescope dubbed “Lazuli.” Lazuli will be a replacement for the Hubble Space Telescope, which is due to end its operational life in the early 2030s.
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NASA rolls Artemis 2 moon rocket to launch pad | Space photo of the day for Jan. 19, 2025
Since the end of the Apollo program in 1972, NASA has been looking for ways to return back to the moon. In 2022, the space agency launched the Artemis 1 moon mission, an uncrewed spacecraft that laid the foundations for the missions coming after it.
Historically, the United States has been a world leader in aerospace endeavors in both the government and commercial sectors. A key factor in aerospace leadership is continuous development of advanced technology, which is critical to U.S. ambitions in ...