NASA - News, Features, and Slideshows
NASA in pictures
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In Pictures: NASA’s cool, radical and visionary concepts
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In Pictures: Spaced out tech auction - 8 vintage space items go on the block
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In Pictures: Mars gets close encounter with a comet
News about NASA
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Rocket Lab shoots 13 tiny cube satellites into orbit
If this mission is a success then Rocket Lab expects to increase its activity 2019, with a goal of 16 missions.
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NASA plans major test of drone management system
A NASA-developed air traffic control system for drones could take a major step forward this week when up to 24 drones take to the skies from locations across the U.S. in the agency's first coordinated test.
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How smartphones helped NASA to build tiny satellites you can hold in your hand
The same advances in electronics that bring us ever more powerful smartphones are helping NASA become more nimble in exploring the universe.
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The US will see an amazing total solar eclipse in 2017
If images of this week's eclipse whetted your appetite for the real thing and you live in the U.S., you don't have long to wait. In August 2017, a total solar eclipse will be seen in a path that crosses the entire country -- the first time in almost 100 years that this has happened.
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NASA's not so keen to talk about quantum computer security
When NASA showed off its D-Wave 2X quantum computer on Tuesday, engineers were keen to talk about the computer's capabilities but less so about security measures that might be in place to stop hackers.
Features about NASA
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3D printing makes its move into production
The use of 3D printing for finished goods is about to disrupt manufacturing and supply chains in a big way. Here's why, and here's how IT will be critical to that transition.
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After successful launch, NASA probe heads to the moon
After a successful lift off late Friday night, NASA's lunar orbiter is powered up, communicating and on its way to the moon.
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McKinnon's UFO hack looked like a terrorist attack
After the computer network at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey was breached and crashed just a few weeks after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, investigators thought it might be part of a larger al-Qaeda plot against the United States.
