NASA

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  NASA's close call underscores the dangers of space junk

  Agencies rely on satellites more than ever, but it's getting crowded up there.
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  High score: Gaming moves to the forefront in government

  It was viewed not long ago as the violent realm of teenage activity, but agencies are embracing gamification as a powerful tool for education, training and outreach.
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  How NASA puts Earth-bound explorers in the driver's seat on Mars

  Scientists at NASA's JPL are using gaming to build tele-exploration platforms, letting PC and Xbox Kinect users drive the rovers that navigate the Red Planet.
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  How NASA beamed Mona Lisa to the moon, one pixel at a time

  The space agency has been using its Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter to map the moon's surface, which made it a perfect platform to test out laser communications across space.
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  No Death Star, but a good use of technology anyway

  The failed attempt to successfully petition the White House to build a Death Star nevertheless highlights a worthwhile way to use technology to engage the public.
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  The tech behind NASA's Martian chronicles

  After Curiosity landed, JPL had to retrieve images from 150 million miles away via a low-bandwidth space network and deliver them to a voracious public quickly and without crashing websites. How did NASA do it?

• NASA thinks warp-drive travel might be possible

• After theft, NASA orders laptops encrypted, but is that enough?

• Want to see the Space Station? NASA will text you.

• NASA applies deep-diving text analytics to airline safety

• NASA’s ‘Iron Man’ technology could help people walk again