The city landscape holds unique challenges for flying drones, and NASA is taking these on in…
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What is Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management?
NASA’s working to make low-flying air traffic safe. Click here for original story, What…
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Before shooting for the stars, researchers’ eyes were set on soaring Earthly skies. NASA’s work in…
Discovery Alert: A Third Planet in Kepler-47 System
Astronomers have discovered a third planet in the Kepler-47 system, securing the system’s title as the…
The Universe’s First Type of Molecule Is Found at Last
Scientists detected the first type of molecule that ever formed, called helium hydride, using Stratospheric Observatory…
NASA’s New Flying Robots: Bee-ing in Space for the First Time
Bees are known to be both busy and hard-working, and NASA’s new free-flying space robots, called…
What is LADEE, the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer?
The LADEE spacecraft gathered detailed information about the ultra-thin lunar atmosphere, where it comes from, how…
Studying Behavior in Space Shows Mice Adapt to Microgravity
NASA scientists have now published the first detailed study of how mice behave in the NASA…
What is BioNutrients?
A biology experiment called BioNutrients is testing a way to use microorganisms to produce nutrients –…