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Researchers are evaluating the personal journals – or diaries – of station crew members, looking for clues to help NASA understand human issues during long missions.

With Safe2Ditch, a drone decision-making system designed at NASA Langley Research Center, everyday users could reap the benefits of drone technology.

A radio signal was used to activate a hot wire inside an experimental unit on board the Cygnus supply ship and NASA scientist will use the experiment to learn more about the nature of fire in space.

Researchers have created a counterfeit prevention system that is ideal for use in credit cards or identity cards where authenticity is crucial.

NASA uses data from the oldest operating icing tunnel in the world to develop effective de-icing and anti-icing techniques used to protect both military and commercial aircraft today.

Researchers from the University of Iowa and the United States Geological Survey have developed a rapid response system that uses satellite and GPS data to identify the location of the earthquake and estimates of the impact, in as little as 24 hours.

Researchers in the UK have discovered an interesting phenomenon: simply looking at a picture of someone experiencing extreme cold drops the body temperature of the viewer!

Researchers from the University of Oregon have discovered that each of us leaves behind a unique cloud made up of airborne microbes.

A team from Johns Hopkins University is working to develop small cubesats that can actually map out the interior of an asteroid.

The Vascular Tissue Challenge, one of NASA’s Centennial Challenge competitions, is looking at ways to effectively mitigate the toll space travel takes on the human body.