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Microsoft and NASA are bringing HoloLens to the ISS

Don’t get me wrong, playing Minecraft and watching television in augmented reality is really freaking cool, but that’s just the bare minimum of what Microsoft’s HoloLens goggles are capable of. If you want to see its true potential, just look at Project Sidekick, the new collaboration between Microsoft and NASA that’s bringing HoloLens to the International Space Station. The… Continue reading Microsoft and NASA are bringing HoloLens to the ISS

NASA and Verizon are creating a system to monitor drones

NASA has been working with the FAA to create a network for monitoring drone traffic in the United States, but that doesn’t mean it’s an entirely government agency-run effort. According to a report from the Guardian, Verizon will be joining the effort as well. By developing a system that uses existing cellular towers, NASA and Verizon… Continue reading NASA and Verizon are creating a system to monitor drones

NASA wants to replace mirror-based telescopes with glitter-based ones

Few things are as essential to learning more about space than telescopes, and few things are as expensive. The current telescopes that feed us all of the images we get from far out into space use expensive mirrors to do so. Add on the expense of launching the thing into space and it’s no wonder… Continue reading NASA wants to replace mirror-based telescopes with glitter-based ones

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NASA’s chief thinks we’ll find proof of alien life within a decade

Although interest in alien life has been present throughout human history in some form, it wasn’t until man actually developed space travel that people became truly interested in the subject, so much so that it has ingrained itself in our culture. However, decades of space exploration have yielded little in the way of evidence of… Continue reading NASA’s chief thinks we’ll find proof of alien life within a decade

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The future of spacecraft can be seen in NASA’s ion engine

After more than seven years of travelling across the solar system, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has finally reached the last part of its mission which involves orbiting the dwarf planet Ceres and sending back images and data. Perhaps the most interesting thing about Dawn, however, is that rather than moving using traditional rockets, the spacecraft uses an electrically-powered ion… Continue reading The future of spacecraft can be seen in NASA’s ion engine

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NASA just tested the rocket that will be taking humans to Mars

Utah was the site of the first test of the world’s largest solid rocket booster today, a test which proved successful. NASA will be using the information it gathered from this test to ensure that one of its largest and most ambitious programs to date will be able to carry humans to Mars, or perhaps even… Continue reading NASA just tested the rocket that will be taking humans to Mars

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NASA is building helicopter drones that will explore Mars

Welcome to the Age of Drones. For one reason or another, drones have been exploding in popularity all over the world, and now, they’re apparently going to other worlds as well. NASA has announced that it has been working on a new helicopter drone that will traverse the difficult terrain of the Martian landscape by flying right… Continue reading NASA is building helicopter drones that will explore Mars

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