The trio of “PhoneSats” is operating in orbit, and may prove to be the lowest-cost satellites ever flown in space. Three smartphones destined to become low-cost satellites rode t... Read more
A new NASA-developed, laser-based space communication system will enable higher rates of satellite communications similar in capability to high-speed fiber optic networks on Earth. A new NAS... Read more
The three products–SCOUT, ScanaFlo, and ScanaFlu–will all be released by the end of 2013. No more searching the medicine cabinet for the thermometer or being worried that your bl... Read more
NASA’s Space Station On Earth The new Silicon Valley installation is designed to test the terrestrial applications for the space agency’s technologies and create the most efficient building... Read more
US$10 million Tricorder X-PRIZE The future technology depicted in the various Star Trek TV series and films certainly holds a lot of appeal for many of us – who wouldn’t want to... Read more
Scientists aim to create biofuel Tiny green algae grown in floating plastic bags may one day wean us from our voracious fossil fuel consumption. Such is the vision of Jonathan Trent,... Read more
Not that long ago, the possibility of finding planets outside our solar system was merely theoretical. In 1995, astronomers began to be able to detect Jupiter-sized “exoplanets” by their gra... Read more