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Real-time monitoring of damage to the composites being used in today’s aircraft is difficult, so the FAA is developing new standards and techniques to assess damage that hasn’t even left a visible mark.

An analysis of new images taken during the Parker Solar Probe’s latest flyby may provide another glimpse through the clouds to the Venusian surface.

Drones could be used at airports to improve fence inspections, assist with security and wildlife management, or aid firefighters.

Hazardous thunderstorms are generated by rapidly rising air currents called updrafts and these patterns are being detected by software developed at NASA.

Innovative advanced food systems to benefit astronauts, like those being developed through the Deep Space Food Challenge, could also provide new solutions for food issues at home.

Robots will play a significant role in NASA’s mission to return to the Moon.

Artificial Intelligence programs can problem solve and make changes in response to the information they’ve been exposed to, essentially learning from their environment.

The Marshall team maintains around-the-clock operations, ensuring the success of science on station.

It appears that bees are able to gauge the intensity of light penetrating the leafy canopy, using the brightness as a guide.

For almost six decades, researchers at NASA kept their wheels spinning, testing tire wear on the space shuttle and airplane brake systems, making transportation safer for us all.

The European Service Module provides propulsion and in-space maneuvering capabilities, allowing Orion to get where it needs to go.

In the hours prior to a rocket launch, flight controllers monitor various systems, including weather.

Jonathan Sauder is often surrounded by carefully organized boxes of colorful LEGO pieces he uses to help visualize his work.

NASA aircraft can compare old and new images, weeks apart, and tell if a levee has moved even a fraction of an inch.

This simple foolproof solution will help keep you and your family safe, even if you were left in the dark.

Thanks to repair and replacement missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, which has made more than 1.5 million scientific observations since it deployed in 1990, is still sending back iconic images of space.

Technology drives exploration. As an insitu resource engineer, Diane Linne pushes technologies forward that will enable future NASA missions.

Today every state in the Nation has miles of grooved pavement to enhance the safety of our roadways.

The nation’s investments in technology enable NASA to make a difference in the world around us. But it takes a diverse and creative workforce to make those technologies a reality.

The search is on for lead-free fuels that will have the least impact on the general aviation fleet and aircraft manufacturers, while providing equivalent performance levels.