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NASA Releases Kepler Survey Catalog with Hundreds of New Planet Candidates

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NASA Television to Cover International Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking

NASA’s Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered

May 10, 2016

May 10, 2016 RELEASE 16-051 NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date. “This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler,” said Ellen Stofan,...

When You Reply to Spam… This Happens [VIDEO]

May 10, 2016

We have all been schooled to ignore spam email. Don’t open it. Don’t click the attachments. Never reply to it. It will only bring you trouble. We all accept that as fact. But…. Are there...

NASA to Announce Latest Kepler Discoveries During Media Teleconference

May 6, 2016

NASA will host a news teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 10 to announce the latest discoveries made by its planet-hunting mission, the Kepler Space Telescope. The briefing participants are: Paul Hertz, Astrophysics Division...

NASA has released 56 formerly-patented agency technologies into the public domain, making its government-developed technologies freely available for unrestricted commercial use. In addition to the release of these technologies, a searchable database now is available that catalogs thousands of expired NASA patents already in the public domain. These technologies were developed to advance NASA missions but may have non-aerospace applications and be used by commercial space ventures and other companies free of charge, eliminating the time, expense and paperwork often associated with licensing intellectual property. The technologies include advanced manufacturing processes, sensors, propulsion methods, rocket nozzles, thrusters, aircraft wing designs and improved rocket safety and performance concepts. “By making these technologies available in the public domain, we are helping foster a new era of entrepreneurship that will again place America at the forefront of high-tech manufacturing and economic competitiveness,” said Daniel Lockney, NASA’s Technology Transfer program executive. “By releasing this collection into the public domain, we are encouraging entrepreneurs to explore new ways to commercialize NASA technologies.” This patents release is the latest in NASA’s long tradition of extending the benefits of its research and development into the public sector, where it may enhance the economy and quality of life for more Americans. The release also may help familiarize commercial space companies with NASA capabilities and result in new collaborations with private industry. The innovations included in this transfer were selected by NASA officials using a rigorous review process, during which decision-makers looked for technologies that offer the potential for high unit values but are less likely to be licensed by outside companies because of low demand for resulting products (e.g. spacecraft), or the technology still requires significant development before it is marketable. A few examples include: Technologies designed to mitigate the dangerous gases created as humans live and work in space Inventions related to rocket nozzles, injection systems and propellants that might help launch a new generation of commercial spacecraft Methods for controlling airflow around vehicles in hypersonic flight NASA's patent portfolio, managed by the agency’s Technology Transfer Program, includes more than 1,000 technologies in categories such as manufacturing, optics and sensors, and is available for industry use through licensing agreements. To search the database of NASA-developed technologies now in the public domain, visit: http://technology.nasa.gov/publicdomain

NASA Makes Dozens of Patents Available in Public Domain to Benefit U.S. Industry

May 6, 2016

NASA has released 56 formerly-patented agency technologies into the public domain, making its government-developed technologies freely available for unrestricted commercial use. In addition to the release of these technologies, a searchable database now is...

NASA TV to Broadcast Dragon Departure from International Space Station

May 6, 2016

After delivering almost 7,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to leave the orbital laboratory with valuable science...

The End of Physics?

April 29, 2016

Why is there something rather than nothing? Why does so much interesting stuff exist in the universe? Particle physicist Harry Cliff works on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and he has some potentially bad...

Students Show Off Their Coding Know-How at Samsung Developer Conference

April 28, 2016

Student developers will stand alongside professionals at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco today. The students, chosen from the five winners of the 2015 Samsung Mobile App Academy, made apps to address issues in their local...

NASA Works to Improve Solar Electric Propulsion for Deep Space Exploration

April 23, 2016

NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. of Redmond, Washington, to design and develop an advanced electric propulsion system that will significantly advance the nation's commercial space capabilities, and enable deep space exploration missions, including...