NIAC

Fusion-Enabled Comprehensive Exploration of the Heliosphere

Novel propulsion systems are one of the most important ways to push space exploration forward - literally. Traditional propulsion systems,…

2 weeks ago

Space Shipyards Could Build Missions in Orbit

A classic scene from several high sci-fi movies and shows is when the characters approach their new spaceship in space…

2 weeks ago

Dynamically Stable Large Space Structures via Architected Metamaterials

Exoplanet exploration has taken off in recent years, with over 5500 being discovered so far. Some have even been in…

2 weeks ago

New Video Shows How Tiny Spacecraft Will “Swarm” Proxima Centauri

Earlier this year, NASA selected a rather interesting proposal for Phase I development as part of their NASA Innovative Advanced…

5 months ago

A Unique Combination of Antennas Could Revolutionize Remote Sensing

Bigger antennas are better, at least according to researchers interested in geospatial monitoring. That's because higher resolution in monitoring applications…

6 months ago

A Concentrated Beam of Particles and Photons Could Push Us to Proxima Centauri

Getting to Proxima Centauri b will take a lot of new technologies, but there are increasingly exciting reasons to do…

7 months ago

Advanced Optics Could Help Us Find Earth 2.0

NASA has long been interested in building bigger and better space telescopes. Its Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has funded…

8 months ago

Slingshotting Around the Sun Would Make a Spacecraft the Faster Ever

NASA is very interested in developing a propulsion method to allow spacecraft to go faster. We've reported several times on…

8 months ago

How a Single Atomic Sensor Can Help Track Earth’s Glaciers

Earth observations are one of the most essential functions of our current fleet of satellites. Typically, each satellite specializes in…

8 months ago

NASA Takes Six Advanced Tech Concepts to Phase II

It's that time again. NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) has announced six concepts that will receive funding and proceed to…

9 months ago