Technology
The Extremely Large Telescope
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is planning on building a massive - and I do mean massive - telescope in…
Anti-Gravity Treadmill Developed from NASA Technology
Ever wonder what it would be like to walk on the Moon or run on Mars? A treadmill developed using…
Designing a Better Astronaut Glove
If you can build a better mousetrap, then you can certainly build a better glove for astronauts! Making a glove…
LaserMotive Takes Prize During Space Elevator Games
The 2009 Space Elevator Games ran from November 4-6, and there is a winner! LaserMotive from Seattle took home the…
Going Up? Top Floor, Space Elevator Games 2009
BREAKING NEWS: LaserMotive successfully qualified for the $900,000 prize! Their official speed was 3.72 m/s. Way to go! See more…
Mars Explorers May Use AI to Become ‘Cyborg Astrobiologists’
Ever heard of a 'Cyborg Astrobiologist'? Probably not. But I bet you'll want to be one after learning that future…
WiFi in Space Coming Soon?
[/caption] Although current astronauts are Twittering and blogging from space, it's a cumbersome process as the ISS, shuttle and Soyuz…
Manned Solar Plane Will Attempt Flight Around the World
[/caption] A man who circled the globe in a balloon in 1999 has a new global adventure planned. Bertrand Piccard…
5 Spinoffs from the Hubble Space Telescope
[/caption] As we wait (impatiently) for the Hubble Space Telescope to return to action following its repair and updating by…
NASA Creates a New NEBULA: Cloud Computing Project
[/caption] NASA has developed a new cloud computing project based on open source components that provides high capacity computing, storage,…