Comet, Saturn probes on schedule
NASA sets a rocket in motion toward a comet, hoping to gain knowledge of the comet's makeup.
NASA sets a rocket in motion toward a comet, hoping to gain knowledge of the comet's makeup.
Earth's shape was changed in the giant wave-inducing earthquake, shifting the day's length and the planet's spin.
The wisecracking robot from "Lost in Space" won't go on a mission soon, but you could see vinelike creepers and a two-handed helper. Photo: A new NASA space 'bot
Barack Obama has his scalpel poised over NASA's Constellation program and NASA Administrator Mike Griffin is fighting back, engaged in a no-holds barred campaign to save his baby, the Orlando Sentinel reports.fdIn a heated 40-minute conversation last week with Lori Garver, a former NASA associate administrator who heads the space transition team, a red-faced Griffin demanded to speak directly to Obama, according to witnesses.
Offshore outsourcing may begin to lose its appeal as technology management is increasingly automated.
The question for many CIOs is what they will do with their new-found authority - and whether they can hold on to it.
Astronomers will tell you that among the most beautiful structures observed in the Universe are the intricate jets of matter speeding away from accreting stars, such as young proto-stars and stellar mass black holes. But they have a hard time explaining it.
EvoGrid is a grid-computing concept that'll attempt to digitally simulate the primordial soup from which life arose and it may shed light on the origins of life on Earth and in the universe. It may also provide new tools for evolutionary biology, biochemistry, and complexity studies.
If everything you own is digital, how do you find it when you need it? Read how outfits from NASA to Comedy Central are getting a handle on their rich media assets with digital asset management technology.
One commentator explains why 'decades if business-IT acrimony' came to a head during the recent economic slowdown.