30 Years Later, the Space Camp Movie Is Still Fantastic
Thirty years ago today, a movie with a very recognizable cast opened in theaters. It wasn’t a big hit, and has since…
Did you want to go to space camp as a child? The Guardian profiled NASA’s summer camp, how it stays current and…
The NASA Playground That Takes Virtual Reality To a Whole New Level
We’ve seen how NASA recreates the vacuum of space right here on Earth, but what about the gravity of space? What about…
Microgravity University: Testing the Future of Spaceflight in Zero G
How do you test a new method for CPR in space without actually going into space? You take flight in a microgravity…
What It Feels Like to Fly in NASA's Crazy Zero-Gravity Plane
Last week we showed you how NASA simulates space here on Earth, with everything from advanced virtual reality to…
Inside "The Domes," Where NASA Drives the Spacecraft of the Future
Deep in the belly of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, lie "The Domes." Step into one of them and suddenly…
Inside the Chamber Where NASA Recreates Space on Earth
Inside Building 32 at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas sits Chamber A, a marvel of engineering,…
Seven Reasons Curiosity Is the Baddest Rover Ever
While Curiosity was still flying through space, way before it landed on Mars, scientists at the Jet Propulsion…
The Beautiful Video Game That Drives NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover
So MSL Curiosity has landed. It survived the seven minutes of terror and safely touched down on the surface of Mars. A…
The Lens We'll Look Through to Find a New Earth
We have heard a lot about exoplanets in the past year. But for all the talk about these planets, which orbit a star…
How NASA Brings Space Down to Earth
Numbers, facts, figures, equations. These are all obviously critical components of the space program. But numbers…
This Is the Center of the Universe: NASA's Deep-Space Command Central
Through technology, we've developed the ability to reach out into the distant corners of the universe. Rovers,…
The Miraculous NASA Breakthrough That Could Save Millions of Lives (UPDATED)
There are no hospitals in space. The closest E.R. is back on Earth, and astronauts can't exactly jump in a cab to get…
How To Land a Plane That's Missing Half a Wing
It's time to talk about the second letter in NASA: Aeronautics. Yes, NASA does mind-blowing things in outer space,…
This Is How Spaceships Are Born
Have you ever wondered how the hell spaceships get made? I mean, how does something like the six-legged ATHLETE rover…
This Is NASA's Cancer-Sniffing Cellphone Sensor
What if you could use your phone to test the air for toxins? What if you could monitor your health simply by blowing on…
How NASA Solved a $100 Million Problem for Five Bucks
A few years ago, back when the Constellation Program was still alive, NASA engineers discovered that the Ares I rocket…
The Two-Ton Robot That Can Leap Over Asteroids
Michael Jordan? Muhammad Ali? Joe Montana? Sit down. The world's most amazing athlete works for NASA. Meet the…
Welcome to Space Camp
When you were a kid, did you dream of going into space? Maybe you had a coloring-book about a lunar voyage. Or maybe…
Stop What You're Doing and Explore Mars Right Now
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk around on Mars? For 99.99999% of us, this may be as close as we…