Ames Research Center

Mars
Ames Research Center
Commercial Space
Partner With Us
Science Mission Directorate
NASA Wednesday announced a new public‑private partnership to advance Mars science by combining the agency’s scientific leadership with commercial innovation.
Posted June 18, 2026
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
Aeronautics
Ames Research Center
Commercial Supersonic Technology
Glenn Research Center
Integrated Aviation Systems Program
Langley Research Center
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator
Quesst (X-59)
Quesst: The Flights
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane is about to begin a new block of test flights that will include its first time flying faster than the speed of sound and other mission-critical objectives. “What comes next is the first time this one-of-a-kind aircraft […]
Posted May 29, 2026
Ames Research Center
Astromaterials
Curiosity (Rover)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Johnson Space Center
Mars
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Scientists analyzed 20 Martian samples collected by NASA’s Curiosity Rover and found that differences in hematite crystallite size at varying elevations could serve as a new mineralogical marker for understanding Mars’ ancient climate.
Posted May 28, 2026
Wildland Fire Management
Ames Earth Science Division
Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Earth Science Technology Office
Langley Research Center
Wildfires
With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA’s FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers that will alert firefighters when heat from a nearby fire reaches a dangerous level. The sensors also provide researchers with important data on what happens beneath the canopy during a fire.
Posted May 28, 2026
Technology
Ames Research Center
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Flight Opportunities Program
Game Changing Development Program
Langley Research Center
Space Technology Mission Directorate
To support long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA and industry are developing technologies that can extract resources such as hydrogen and helium-3 from lunar soil, known as regolith.
Posted May 4, 2026
Ames Research Center
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Air Traffic Management and Safety
Airspace Operations and Safety Program
Our streets are crowded with commuters and delivery vehicles, but when a police car or fire engine approaches with its lights and sirens on, drivers clear the way. In the coming years, drones for deliveries and other commercial tasks will become common in the skies over our communities, and NASA is working to ensure first […]
Posted April 30, 2026
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
Continuing NASA’s longtime support of American industry, the agency announced its selection of more than 30 companies to develop innovative technology through its  Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.
Posted April 21, 2026
Ames Research Center
Artemis
Artemis 2
Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
NASA successfully sent four astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, setting the stage for future lunar landing missions. As the agency continues to push the bounds of space exploration, NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley provided essential support in preparing for the mission.  Artemis II was the
Posted April 21, 2026
Ames Research Center
Windshaper A large WindShaper fan array is available for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.  The WindShaper is ideal for generating arbitrary wind gradients and wind gusts via a simple Python API.  A companion WindProbe is also available for quick surveys of flows.  The WindProbe utilizes the lab’s OptiTrack motion capture system to ex
Posted April 10, 2026
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