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Real-time monitoring of damage to the composites being used in today’s aircraft is difficult, so the FAA is developing new standards and techniques to assess damage that hasn’t even left a visible mark.

An analysis of new images taken during the Parker Solar Probe’s latest flyby may provide another glimpse through the clouds to the Venusian surface.

Drones could be used at airports to improve fence inspections, assist with security and wildlife management, or aid firefighters.

Hazardous thunderstorms are generated by rapidly rising air currents called updrafts and these patterns are being detected by software developed at NASA.

Innovative advanced food systems to benefit astronauts, like those being developed through the Deep Space Food Challenge, could also provide new solutions for food issues at home.

Robots will play a significant role in NASA’s mission to return to the Moon.

Artificial Intelligence programs can problem solve and make changes in response to the information they’ve been exposed to, essentially learning from their environment.

The Marshall team maintains around-the-clock operations, ensuring the success of science on station.

It appears that bees are able to gauge the intensity of light penetrating the leafy canopy, using the brightness as a guide.

For almost six decades, researchers at NASA kept their wheels spinning, testing tire wear on the space shuttle and airplane brake systems, making transportation safer for us all.