Science Daily

NASA’s new AI space chip could let spacecraft think for themselves

NASA is testing a next-generation space computer chip that could give spacecraft the ability to operate far more ...
Smithsonian Magazine

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Had a Martian Rock Stuck on Its Arm for Days. Watch It Finally Shake the Stubborn Stone Off

While drilling has fractured rocks, this is the first time the instrument has ever accidentally pulled a whole chunk from the ...
New Atlas

NASA pushes next-gen Mars helicopter rotors through the sound barrier

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, have demonstrated that the blades of their ...

Tracy Drain, NASA engineer and National Geographic Explorer, to speak in San Diego

A NASA aerospace engineer and National Geographic Explorer is set to make an appearance in San Diego and discuss space ...
Orange County Register

Layoffs coming to Pasadena’s JPL: Here’s what we know

JPL on Monday, Oct. 6, confirmed that a number of layoffs coming this month will once again hit the venerable science hub that straddles Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge. The federal space and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Microscopic Fungus Survived NASA’s Sterilization Protocols—and Is Potentially Hardy Enough to Contaminate Mars

The microbe was gathered from the agency's clean rooms, where experts build spacecraft in carefully controlled environments.
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NASA's new space processor sends "Hello Universe" as 500x performance leap takes flight

NASA's new High Performance Spaceflight Computing processor delivers 500x faster performance than current space chips while ...
The Business Journals

ASU hires former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory director to advise on space exploration strategy

Former director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Tempe native and ASU alum Laurie Leshin (pictured on Jan. 7) has returned as University Professor for Space Futures. From the Phoenix Business ...