Tag Archives: Out of This World

Out of This World – Uber Aircraft

Posted on June 5, 2018

In keeping with the Urban Air Mobility initiative, NASA has signed a space air agreement with Uber to further these goals and participate in the future of urban air travel. Big plans are in the works for Uber and their … Read more

Out of This World – Short Attention Span

Posted on May 1, 2018

ALIENS!!!! Do I have your attention? Now that I got you all excited I’m going to puncture your balloon just enough for it to deflate slightly but still meander around the room with the hope of finding more helium and … Read more

Out of This World – The State of Art in Space

Posted on April 3, 2018

You’re probably familiar with some of the breathtaking images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. What you might not know, is how those images get from the satellite to our computer screens. Not only does the data need to travel … Read more

Out of this World – Lunar Benchmarks

Posted on March 6, 2018

As government agencies and commercial entities around the world set their sights on Mars and further destinations in space, they are looking to the Moon as a kind of base camp for space exploration. NASA and its commercial partners envision … Read more

Out of this World – Eyes to the Sky

Posted on February 6, 2018

The Cold War marked a time of unprecedented advancements in aerospace technology that the U.S. has not seen since that time. The Apollo 17 mission in 1972 was the last time a person set foot on the Moon. Buoyed by … Read more

Out of this World – Transits

Posted on January 9, 2018

Recently, a neural network contributed to the discovery of the first star with eight known planets, like our own solar system. NASA teamed up with Google to troll through data collected by the Kepler Space Telescope since 2009. Google engineers … Read more

Out of This World – Two Neutron Stars Walk Into a Bar

Posted on November 7, 2017

Just on the heels of celebrating the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) with a Nobel Peace Prize to some of its contributors, LIGO has led to another ground breaking event in history. On August 17, 2017, LIGO detected gravitational waves… Read more

Out of This World – The Refabricator

Posted on October 3, 2017

Long-term space travel is fraught with challenges. NASA, in cooperation with numerous commercial and international organizations, is getting creative to solve some of the major limitations that are inherent with space travel. Preparing for the unforeseen is naturally a difficult … Read more

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