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WASHINGTON, March 22, 2024 -- Millions of people across North America will experience a rare celestial sight on Monday, April 8: a total solar eclipse. NASA will host a media briefing with other government agencies at 10 a.m. EDT on…

NASA and Lockheed launched the Juno space probe in 2011 as part of the New Frontiers program. It entered Jupiter's orbit on July 4th, 2016, to peek beneath the planet's dense clouds. Now, in its extended mission, the probe is taking a…

There’s a new technology under test at the Redwire Corp. facility in Longmont, CO. NASA hit a key technology milestone at the new facility with a successful deployment of one of four solar sail quadrants.   NASA considers solar sail…

NASA’s 2024 Spinoff publication highlights NASA technologies that "benefit life on Earth in the form of commercial products." The 2024 version features 40-plus medical and other commercialized technologies using the agency’s R&D and new…

NASA works with industry giants, private industry partners, and small businesses under Artemis (a mission back to the Moon aiming to develop a "long-term presence on the lunar surface) to achieve scalable, affordable, and advanced laser…

University of Sussex researchers discovered the transformative potential of Martian nanomaterials, possibly opening the door to sustainable habitation on the planet. Using techniques currently applied on the International Space Station…

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center’s optical navigation team, as backup to the OSIRIS-REx mission to near-Earth asteroid Bennu, double-checked the primary navigation team’s work, proving the viability of navigation by visual cues. Using…

In its innovation of unique technologies for use in space, NASA has developed and licensed a myriad of treatments and products, especially for those with injuries and disabilities. Examples include an “anti-gravity" treadmill used by…

Launching Oct. 13 with the Psyche mission, NASA’s pioneering Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) will be the first demonstration of laser, or optical, communications from as far away as Mars. DSOC will be used to test key technologies…

Battery safety and performance have been the barriers to electrifying aviation so far. However, new battery technology under development by NASA may just break through those barriers. Electrifying flight will mean eliminating CO2 emissions…