Articles about NASA – Page 23 of 25

NASA crowdsourcing ideas and offering cold, hard cash to help out with Mars’ challenges

Radiation in space. It’s a big problem. Especially if you’re trying to get astronauts safely to the Red Planet. What’s… Read More

NASA super team of scientists stepping up the search for life

This week, NASA announced that has formed a new group of experts to up the ante for its search for… Read More

NASA’s Messenger spacecraft to go out in a blaze of glory by crashing into Mercury

Talk about making an exit. NASA’s Messenger spacecraft, which they launched in 2004 to orbit and study Mercury, is going… Read More

NASA astronomer names asteroid after human-rights hero Malala Yousafzai

Human rights hero, Nobel Peace Prize winner and now an asteroid — the girl who stood up to the Taliban… Read More

Alien life by 2025? NASA is optimistic its search for water will reveal that we are not alone

Wow, this seems rather quick: In a news event yesterday, a NASA chief scientist predicted that the agency will discover… Read More

‘Blood moon’ delivers awesome views on the West Coast

If you missed the “blood moon” this weekend, NASA captured this incredible time-lapse video, which condenses the century’s shortest lunar… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: UW holds robotics law conference on the heels of Google’s robot personality patent

On Wednesday Google was awarded a patent for downloadable robot personalities. The tech giant outlines a cloud-based system that would… Read More

NASA and ESA astronauts post incredible pics of Super Typhoon Maysak

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have captured some amazing shots of Super Typhoon Maysak. European Space Agency astronaut Samantha… Read More

It’s the final countdown to the launch of NASA’s Year in Space

It’s about to happen: NASA’s “Year in Space” is set to take off today, as Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail… Read More

NASA posts gorgeous Aurora shots from International Space Station on Twitter

Happy morning after St. Patty’s Day! Are you hungover, a bit slow on the uptake? It’s OK. Sit back with… Read More

NASA and Planetary Resources release asteroid-hunting desktop app, cite 15% boost in positive IDs

Ready to hunt for some asteroids? NASA and Planetary Resources have announced a new desktop app that incorporates algorithms from a contest… Read More

Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may be rocking more water than Earth

This week, scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope found that Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, has as vast, salty ocean under… Read More

After 3.1 billion miles and 7.5 years, NASA’s Dawn probe reaches dwarf planet Ceres

Talk about an incredible journey. The Dawn probe, which was launched in 2007, made it into dwarf planet Ceres’ orbit… Read More

NASA launches new video on next era for Kennedy Space Center

Today, NASA released a video showing how it’s “retooling for the future” by remaking the Kennedy Space Center into a… Read More

This is no Jedi mind trick: NASA releases ‘Star Wars’ inspired poster

Of all the geeks out there, space geeks are some of our favorites. They seem a good-humored, well-rounded bunch who… Read More

‘Jumbo’ asteroid to sail past Earth Monday

Skywatchers, take note: NASA reports that a “mountain-size” asteroid is set to cruise past us on Monday. While there is… Read More

NASA takes largest picture ever and it will blow your mind

In case you missed this, NASA released the largest picture it has ever taken — 1.5 billion pixels that takes… Read More

NASA launches super balloon that will float twice as long as previous balloons

In another first, NASA launched a new kind of research balloon, a super-pressure balloon, that will stay afloat nearly twice… Read More

Landing on Mars potentially cheaper, faster and easier

It’s called “ballistic capture,” and not only does the name completely rock, but some new research suggests it might be the… Read More

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind: We can now 3D print in space!

The first tool has been made in space, thanks to some quick design work and a 3D printer on the… Read More

NASA does geek-tacular parody video of ‘All About the Bass’

Proof that space nerds can have fun, NASA employees released a parody of “All About the Bass,” titled “All About… Read More

NASA’s Orion test a smashing success, Mars one step closer

Exploring, and perhaps one day establishing a colony on Mars, just got a little bit closer to reality today thanks… Read More

Boeing wins $4.2B NASA contract to fly astronauts to Space Station; SpaceX lands $2.6B deal

Update: The bulk of the contract, $4.2 billion, was awarded to Boeing, with a $2.6 billion portion going to SpaceX.… Read More

NASA and Planetary Resources offer cash bounty for asteroid detection software

Want to figure out how to save the Earth and make some cash at the same time? Thanks to a… Read More

Pacific Science Center lands NASA grant for STEM education

The Pacific Science Center has been named as a recipient of a NASA Collaboration Grant to help it promote STEM… Read More

NASA chooses SpaceX for launchpad lease, passing over Bezos-backed Blue Origin

In a victory for Elon Musk and a blow to Jeff Bezos, NASA said today that it has entered negotiations… Read More

Planetary Resources and NASA partner to crowdsource asteroid detection

Thanks to a Seattle-area company, programmers are soon going to have a shot at using NASA data to find asteroids.… Read More

‘Science Guy’ Bill Nye is back with new series, explaining NASA’s mission to Jupiter

If you want to know about Earth’s next visitor to Jupiter, a familiar face with a familiar bow tie is… Read More

Engineering students want jobs at NASA, Google, Boeing, Apple and Microsoft — in that order

If space is the final frontier, today’s engineering students want to be a part of exploring it, according to a… Read More

Washington teen wins NASA “Why Space Matters to the Future” video contest

There’s just something about Washington teenagers and their ability to talk about space exploration creatively. The Coalition for Space Exploration… Read More