Space

DC

By Tishin Donkersley | Feb 2, 2018 at 1:00 pm

This week, the world was treated to another rare celestial event that completes the Supermoon trifecta – the Super Blue Blood Moon – where people saw a lunar eclipse and a blue moon at the same time. A Supermoon happens “when the Moon is…

Space

DC

By Tishin Donkersley | Dec 31, 2017 at 3:50 pm

On December 14, 2017 NASA announced the discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light-years from Earth, “making our solar system tied for most number of planets around a single star,” according to NASA. The newly-discovered Kepler-90i is a sizzling hot,…

Drones

By Conor Cawley | Dec 6, 2017 at 10:50 am

With artificial intelligence getting smarter every minute, humans have gotten a little defensive when it comes to being better than the technology we invented. Whether its playing chess, passing medical exams, or being a god, artificial intelligence has made huge strides in what it…

Space

By Conor Cawley | Nov 16, 2017 at 3:50 pm

SpaceX admittedly got off to a rocky start. With a couple of spectacular launch fails and more rebuilds than even Elon Musk can count, the self-landing rocket company has seen its fair share of ups and downs. However, as time goes on, SpaceX has…

Transportation

By Adam Rowe | Nov 8, 2017 at 2:30 pm

Uber has teamed up with NASA. The goal: to develop software that can be used as air control for flying cars in order to create an airborne taxi service similar to the one Uber currently runs at a much lower altitude. Here’s what Reuters…

Space

DC

By Tishin Donkersley | Nov 6, 2017 at 12:20 pm

As Little Red Riding Hood entered the bedroom and saw her grandmother she said, “Ah! Grandma, what large eyes you have.” “All the better to see you with, my dear,” said the wolf. OK, this fairy tale has nothing to do with space, but…

Health

NYC

By Tishin Donkersley | Nov 4, 2017 at 8:00 am

As health access remains a hot button issue in Washington, digital health and medical devices are steaming ahead with innovative solutions for delivery. According to Mobihealth News, digital health startups raised over $578.55 million in Q3 of 2017 alone, with companies like AbleTo, Talkspace,…

Tech.Co Top Stories

By Conor Cawley | Nov 3, 2017 at 2:30 pm

Halloween is in the rear view mirror and we’re pretty bummed about it. Not just because our costumes were on point, but also because all the fun, spooky stories that come with the scariest holiday of the year are now 365 days away. Fortunately,…

Space

Washington D.C.

By Tishin Donkersley | Oct 31, 2017 at 11:30 am

When you think of spooky sounds, moaning, cackling and evil laughs might come to mind, but what about screeching sounds from space? This Halloween, NASA released 22 spooky sounds from space that will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up….

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By Conor Cawley | Sep 29, 2017 at 3:50 pm

Fall is in the air and you know what that means: tech conferences abound. Whether it’s Startup Week powered by Chase for Business or TechCo’s upcoming Innovate Celebrate conference, the amount of entrepreneurial energy floating around the US ecosystem is palpable. Feel like you’re…

Space

DC

By Tishin Donkersley | Sep 25, 2017 at 1:30 pm

NASA’s technology has been instrumental in tracking the movement of this year’s devastating hurricanes. Their Aqua satellite provides infrared data to forecasters that reveals clues about highest, coldest, strongest storms within a hurricane. In addition, their suitcase-sized radar instrument capable of detecting human heartbeats…

Space

Houston

By Adam Rowe | Sep 17, 2017 at 8:30 am

Everyone knows outer space makes everything more cool. Want to revive a beleaguered horror franchise or a tired app game? Set the next installment in space! Something about the “final frontier”-ness of outer space brings out the world’s crazy side, and everything from marketing…

Space

Los Angeles

By Frank Gruber | Aug 23, 2017 at 8:30 pm

Elon Musk and his SpaceX team have done it again. Today Musk unveiled the first photo of the SpaceX spacesuit on his personal Instagram account. All we’ve got is the one photo to go by right now, but his message implies SpaceX will reveal…

Space

Charleston, SC

By Elliot Volkman | Aug 21, 2017 at 11:30 am

Today, NASA will be capturing the total solar eclipse by 11 spacecraft, three NASA aircraft, more than 50 high-altitude balloons, and the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Starting right now, you can watch their live coverage, reporting in from Charleston, South Carolina. The start…

Space

Albuquerque

By Adam Rowe | Aug 18, 2017 at 9:20 am

Ah, space: The final frontier for a billionaire’s vacation. But while the Mad Men-style space tourism of the 1960s never got off the ground, space tourism in the 2010s looks like a real possibility. And that means one thing: Space tourists will need their…

Space

DC

By Tishin Donkersley | Aug 14, 2017 at 1:00 pm

If you won’t be heading outside or can’t get the proper eyewear in time to view the solar eclipse, then NASA is offering a multitude of ways to watch it online. NASA announced they will be televising the eclipse live from coast to coast…

Diversity

DC

By Tishin Donkersley | Aug 8, 2017 at 3:50 pm

People took to social media amid a controversial internal memo by a Google software engineer called “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” which was not only a slap in the face to women in tech and diversity initiatives as whole, but also claimed that there was…