Astrobee consists of three self-contained, cube-shaped, free-flying robots and a docking station. The robots are autonomous free fliers powered by fans and operate using vision-based navigations. They ...

More than two dozen ISS National Lab-sponsored investigations launched on SpaceX CRS-35, advancing regenerative medicine, NSF ...

NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely returned to Earth, splashing down off the coast of California after nearly eight months ...

ISSInternational Space Station National Lab research announcements (NLRAs) seek proposals that advance R&D in key areas with demonstrated potential to develop into sustainable markets and benefit ...

Four new crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission. While on station, the crew will work on ISS National Lab-sponsored research.

It’s mesmerizing to watch its arms unfurl gracefully like an octopus’s tentacles. Micro-patterned pads on each arm allow it to adhere to surfaces, much like a gecko’s feet stick to a windowpane. And ...

At a fundamental level, science and magic are about as far apart as you can get. Science is focused on systematically studying the structure and behavior of the physical world through observation and ...

Though the prospect of manufacturing hearts and other organs via a 3D bioprinter is likely a decade away, the July launch will prove a significant milestone in that quest. The initial phase for BFF, ...

Rodents have been traveling to space since the 1950s, helping to pave the way for humans to safely venture off our planet. Since these early voyages of discovery to determine whether space research.

In Roman mythology, Janus is the god of endings and new beginnings. He is usually depicted as having two faces—one looking to the past and the other to the future. In his hand, Janus holds a key, ...

Five years ago, on a space station not so far away, a trio of cube-shaped robots embarked on a multi-year mission to help pave the way for future robots and autonomous systems in space. Much like the ...