Trump wants to send astronauts to the Moon on the way to Mars

The Trump administration had previously signaled its intentions to send astronauts back to the Moon, but now that renewed space explorati...

NASA funds long shots aiming to make electric and eco-friendly aircraft

One of these days we’re going to see aircraft go electric, just as cars are — but not for a while. In the meantime, we can’t slack off whe...

Capitalizing on foundations of innovation

Two of the most important technological advances that helped fueled much of the country’s record economic growth in the post-WW II era wer...

NASA and Apple enlist Weezer and Trent Reznor to make music about Jupiter

With the  Juno mission  set to arrive at Jupiter on the Fourth of July, NASA did what any reasonable space agency would to celebrate the m...

Astronomers just discovered a huge planet orbiting two suns

Tatooine, is that you? A team of astronomers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and San Diego State University has  discovered  a n...