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Towards Autonomous Surface Missions on Ocean Worlds

December 3, 2024

NASA

Through advanced autonomy testbed programs, NASA is setting the groundwork for one of its top priorities—the search for signs of life and potentially habitable bodies in our solar system and beyond. The prime destinations for such exploration are bodies containing liquid water, such as Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Initial missions to the…
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CYGNSS (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System), Earth science, Earth Science Division, Earth Science Technology Office, oceans, Science-enabling Technology, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology Highlights

NASA-developed Technology Supports Ocean Wind Speed Measurements from Commercial Satellite

November 12, 2024

NASA

A science antenna developed with support from NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) is now in low-Earth orbit aboard MuSat2, a commercial remote-sensing satellite flown by the aerospace company Muon Space. The dual-frequency science antenna was originally developed as part of the Next Generation GNSS Bistatic Radar Instrument (NGRx). Aboard MuSat2, it will help measure…
Read more: NASA-developed Technology Supports Ocean Wind Speed Measurements from Commercial Satellite
Earth science, Earth Science Technology Office, Science-enabling Technology, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology Highlights

New NASA Instrument for Studying Snowpack Completes Airborne Testing

October 29, 2024

NASA

Summer heat has significant effects in the mountainous regions of the western United States. Melted snow washes from snowy peaks into the rivers, reservoirs, and streams that supply millions of Americans with freshwater—as much as 75% of the annual freshwater supply for some states. But as climate change brings winter temperatures to new highs, these…
Read more: New NASA Instrument for Studying Snowpack Completes Airborne Testing
astrophysics, Astrophysics Division, Marshall Astrophysics, Marshall Space Flight Center, Science-enabling Technology, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology Highlights

Revealing the Hidden Universe with Full-shell X-ray Optics at NASA MSFC

October 15, 2024

NASA

The study of X-ray emission from astronomical objects reveals secrets about the Universe at the largest and smallest spatial scales. Celestial X-rays are produced by black holes consuming nearby stars, emitted by the million-degree gas that traces the structure between galaxies, and can be used to predict whether stars may be able to host planets…
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astrophysics, Science-enabling Technology, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology Highlights

Carbon Nanotubes and the Search for Life on Other Planets

September 3, 2024

NASA

A NASA-developed material made of carbon nanotubes will enable our search for exoplanets—some of which might be capable of supporting life. Originally developed in 2007 by a team of researchers led by Innovators of the Year John Hagopian and Stephanie Getty at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, this carbon nanotube technology is being refined for…
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Earth science, Science-enabling Technology, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology Highlights

Entrepreneurs Challenge Prize Winner Uses Artificial Intelligence to Identify Methane Emissions

August 20, 2024

NASA

The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) instituted the Entrepreneurs Challenge to identify innovative ideas and technologies from small business start-ups with the potential to advance the agency’s science goals. Geolabe—a prize winner in the latest Entrepreneurs Challenge—has developed a way to use artificial intelligence to identify global methane emissions. Methane is a greenhouse gas that…
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Glenn Research Center, jet propulsion laboratory, planetary science, Science-enabling Technology, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology Highlights

Quantum Scale Sensors used to Measure Planetary Scale Magnetic Fields

August 6, 2024

NASA

Magnetic fields are everywhere in our solar system. They originate from the Sun, planets, and moons, and are carried throughout interplanetary space by solar wind. This is precisely why magnetometers—devices used to measure magnetic fields—are flown on almost all missions in space to benefit the Earth, Planetary, and Heliophysics science communities, and ultimately enrich knowledge…
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planetary science, Science-enabling Technology, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology Highlights, The Solar System

Solid State Quantum Magnetometers—Seeking out water worlds from the quantum world

June 4, 2024

NASA

“Follow the water!” The solar system is full of water in different states, from the Sun’s water vapor to the ice of Pluto and beyond. Water is not only linked to the possibility to sustain life, it is also interesting for its own geological properties and potential uses. For example, ice on the Moon and…
Read more: Solid State Quantum Magnetometers—Seeking out water worlds from the quantum world
Earth science, Earth Science Technology Office, Science-enabling Technology, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology Highlights, wildfires

NASA “Wildfire Digital Twin” Pioneers New AI Models and Streaming Data Techniques for Forecasting Fire and Smoke

May 21, 2024

NASA

NASA’s “Wildfire Digital Twin” project will equip firefighters and wildfire managers with a superior tool for monitoring wildfires and predicting harmful air pollution events and help researchers observe global wildfire trends more precisely.
Read more: NASA “Wildfire Digital Twin” Pioneers New AI Models and Streaming Data Techniques for Forecasting Fire and Smoke
astrophysics, Exoplanet Science, exoplanets, Science-enabling Technology, Studying Exoplanets, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology Highlights, The Universe

Breaking the Scaling Limits: New Ultralow-noise Superconducting Camera for Exoplanet Searches

May 7, 2024

NASA

When imaging faint objects such as distant stars or exoplanets, capturing every last bit of light is crucial to get the most out of a scientific mission. These cameras must be extremely low-noise, and be able to detect the smallest quantities of light—single photons. Superconducting cameras excel in both of these criteria, but have historically…
Read more: Breaking the Scaling Limits: New Ultralow-noise Superconducting Camera for Exoplanet Searches

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Category: Technology Highlights

Towards Autonomous Surface Missions on Ocean Worlds

NASA-developed Technology Supports Ocean Wind Speed Measurements from Commercial Satellite

New NASA Instrument for Studying Snowpack Completes Airborne Testing

Revealing the Hidden Universe with Full-shell X-ray Optics at NASA MSFC

Carbon Nanotubes and the Search for Life on Other Planets

Entrepreneurs Challenge Prize Winner Uses Artificial Intelligence to Identify Methane Emissions

Quantum Scale Sensors used to Measure Planetary Scale Magnetic Fields

Solid State Quantum Magnetometers—Seeking out water worlds from the quantum world

NASA “Wildfire Digital Twin” Pioneers New AI Models and Streaming Data Techniques for Forecasting Fire and Smoke

Breaking the Scaling Limits: New Ultralow-noise Superconducting Camera for Exoplanet Searches

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