587 blog results for "NASA"

Astronaut Randy Bresnik, in orbit on a space station supply mission, celebrated the birth of his daughter 220 miles below in Houston, saying "momma and baby are doing very well."

Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who plays an astronaut in the new movie "Planet 51," is NASA's latest endorser, reminding people just how useful space travel really is. The Rock? Really?

Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk

Atlantis docks with International Space Station Wednesday, kicking off a week of work to transfer spare parts and supplies to the research complex.

Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood

Nations plan to discuss expanded cooperation in space science and to start a "dialogue" on human space flight and exploration, according to a joint statement.

Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood

Microsoft's chief software architect kicks off the company's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles by announcing the formal launch of the cloud-based OS.

Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried

At Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, Calif., developers come together with NASA, the World Bank, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft to exchange emergency response ideas.

Posted in News - Full Frame by James Martin

The shuttle Atlantis rockets into orbit on a three-spacewalk mission to deliver 15 tons of spare parts and other equipment to protect against failures after the shuttle is retired.

Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood

Cray XT5 supercomputer known as "Jaguar" finally bests IBM after three tries. The top 10, while still dominated by supercomputers housed in the U.S., had just one newcomer.

Posted in Circuit Breaker by Erica Ogg

At the first-ever Random Hacks of Kindness event, developers work on technology tools that emergency relief workers can use in disasters.

Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills

Deliberate crash of an empty rocket stage in a permanently shadowed crater near the moon's south pole last month kicked up definitive signs of water ice, scientists say.

Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood