Innovation Now

Both astronauts and robots will need power on the Moon. Solar power just isn’t an option in permanently shaded regions.

A fully operational R2 is now displayed standing with arms and legs extended as it looks straight at Discovery’s starboard side.

Astronauts on the International Space Station are experimenting with plants that both flower and produce an edible crop.

Levitating the materials during manufacturing, instead of placing them in a container, could avoid crucible contamination, producing higher purity steel.

This toothpaste is a NASA spinoff based on the revolutionary insight of a NASA scientist who used biology to make semiconductors.

NASA researchers are working on reducing landing gear noise to make flying quieter.

Scientists have released the first in-depth analyses of the samples from asteroid Bennu.

Through an equal partnership between NASA and the India Space Research Organization, NASA is preparing to send the first-of-its-kind dual band radar satellite into space.

Have you seen Planetary Defenders yet?

We’re celebrating Earth, as only NASA can.

April is Citizen Science Month!

Nestled in a pod under an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft wing, traveling up to the speed of sound, NASA put a commercial sensor technology to the test.

When RadPC hitched a ride to the Moon on Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost mission, it was another example of how NASA and American companies are working together to deliver science and technology to the Moon.

It’s time to take out the trash!

This NASA spinoff keeps your coffee hot.

SHERLOC, an instrument at the end of Perseverance’s robotic arm, lets scientists study fabric samples on Mars.

For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured auroral activity on Neptune.

Their long-duration science expedition has come to a close with splashdown off the Florida coast.

NASA satellite maps complement efforts by the international scientific community, giving researchers a better picture of the deep unknown.

A new generation of Moon trees are taking root across the country.