NASA know how is making ambulances safer.

Thanks to an Ireland-based company, you can follow in Neil Armstrong’s steps on a virtual trip to the moon.

Perhaps through play, generations of girls will dream even bigger than those who came before them.

For five days, the balloon floated through the stratosphere giving scientists their first 3-D look at these electric blue clouds.

What if teams from across the country could work on the same task at the same time – all without leaving their desks.

This web-based application utilizes an easy-to-use map interface and nearly two decades of images collected by NASA’s Earth observing satellites.

These NASA sensors can be networked together to monitor large aerosol clouds or used as a wearable monitor for miners or first responders to manage their exposure to hazardous conditions.

Using a scanning electron microscope, researchers from NASA and Florida State University will examine every aspect of crystalline growth on the International Space Station.

When Speedo needed to test their new space-age swimsuit, they turned to the experts at NASA Langley who had been reducing drag on aircraft for decades.

Under normal conditions, water quality tests find a few hundred of these cells per liter. But samples this summer contain more than one million of the phytoplankton cells.

One of NASA’s current Centennial Challenges looks at a critical need in medicine as teams try to create vascularized tissue in the lab.

After 11 years of extraordinary planetary science and unprecedented engineering feats, NASA’s Dawn mission is coming to an end.

NASA is investigating AR and VR technologies that could be used by scientists to bring remote sites back to the lab.

It’s been almost 100 days since anyone has heard from the Opportunity Rover, but it’s not too late to show your support.

Testing technologies in this challenging underworld is not easy, but the tests teach us things that are hard to learn in the lab.

Implants made with volcanic ash are porous like real bone but would dissolve in the body within 18 months as the new bone forms and heals.

Planning the mix of people with the right skills and temperaments for long-duration space missions is just one puzzle waiting to be solved.

Although the causes of food allergies remain unknown, many theories involve the disruption of our body’s natural bacterial composition.

If we could put trash to some kind of productive use in space, it would turn waste into a useful resource.

By combining detailed soybean field measurements with the sophisticated model of JPL’s Multi-layer canopy model, scientists conduct agricultural experiments in less time with fewer resources.

A specifically designed nanogel the team calls can be injected into a victim to absorb and neutralize snake venom after a bite.

When combined with radar and other satellite data, NASA’s Geostationary Lightning Mapper will show when thunderstorms are stalled or when they gather strength.

A rooftop antenna at Hampton University has access to information about sea surface temperatures, air quality indicators, cloud phases, land surface properties, even local power outages.

Here’s a simple solution that will keep you and your family safe, even if you were left in the dark after a storm.

Ground-based data generated with the help of citizen scientists will help public health officials take a bite out of the mosquito population.

As wildfires burn, a noxious mix of gases and fine particles enter the atmosphere, creating rivers of smoke that cross the country.

A new drone-mounted inspection system could help inspectors isolate the locations of high voltage grid failures with precision.

Sextants have been used by sailors for centuries. And now a space sextant could become the emergency backup system that would allow future explorers to navigate using the stars.

Engineering is about solving problems. But sometimes the process of solving those problems slows down the solution.

NASA is working on airplane wings that fold as they fly.

Juno is already returning spectacular results. And now this remarkable spacecraft is going to keep doing what it does best – revealing Jupiter’s secrets.

The Spitzer Space Telescope, the youngest member of NASA’s family of Great Observatories, just turned 15!

As wildfires rage out of control on the ground, NASA is using instruments in the sky to build a comprehensive picture of the fire below.

It’s Pac Man in space as scientists observe what may be a star gobbling up planetary debris.

New inspection technologies such as flash thermography and advanced ultrasonics could supplement visual inspections, supporting the FAA’s ultimate goal of ensuring traveler safety.

Fossilized dinosaur tracks found at NASA Goddard are helping scientists piece together a picture of Maryland in the Cretaceous era.

Applying research to help protect the natural biodiversity of our National Parks is something Julianne Geleynse is passionate about.

Astronauts are helping NASA understand much more than just how to meet physical needs as they prepare for long duration missions.

During her years at NASA, Katherine Johnson became a leader in her field because of her incredible understanding of complex mathematical concepts and now this remarkable woman is turning 100.

Just as weather on Earth brings thunderstorms and gusty winds, the ever-changing sun sometimes hurls massive clouds of solar materials into space that affect life here on Earth.

Research from the National Ecological Observatory Network help national park managers understand the environment to manage the park more effectively.

Science samples recently returned from the International Space Station could provide a better model for developing safer and more effective drugs to combat circulatory diseases.

It’s not elementary, but thanks to its own Watson, SHERLOC will perform fundamental scientific investigations on the surface of Mars.

Before scientists and engineers could build the James Web Space Telescope, they had to start with the task of creating new technological innovations the world had never seen.

Understanding high ice water content conditions can improve flight safety.

Two new studies are exploring how certain concentrations of chocolate can boost cognitive function and actually increase attentiveness.

A team from JPL is designing electrostatic flight technologies that could use charged particles on the surface to explore airless worlds.

Link Lab at UVA is an idea designed to generate a collision of ideas that rapidly drive innovation and help us solve today’s grand challenges.

Modern farming is extremely high-tech. But how does the farmer know just where he needs fertilizer the most?

Imagine being able to observe any location on our dynamic planet in near real time, view Earth’s frozen regions, and look at current events like tropical storms, volcanic eruptions, or wildfires.