acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

News


Latest News News Archive Refine your search:
dateMore Than a Year Ago
subjectInformation Systems
authorSpace.com
bg-corner

An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


Japan's SLIM Moon Lander Is Carrying a Transforming Ball Robot
From ACM TechNews

Japan's SLIM Moon Lander Is Carrying a Transforming Ball Robot

Last week, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the Smart Lander for Investigation Moon probe with a small, spherical lunar explorer aboard.

Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Aces Flight After Software Update
From ACM TechNews

Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Aces Flight After Software Update

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has flown its shortest-ever flight following a software update.

Advanced AI Discovers a Treasure Trove of Gravitational Lenses
From ACM TechNews

Advanced AI Discovers a Treasure Trove of Gravitational Lenses

Telescope uses machine-learning algorithm to identify a sample of 5,000 candidates of gravitational lenses from tens of millions of galaxy images.

Steampunk Venus Rover Ideas Win NASA Contest to 'Explore Hell' With Clockwork Robots
From ACM TechNews

Steampunk Venus Rover Ideas Win NASA Contest to 'Explore Hell' With Clockwork Robots

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory received 572 entries from 82 countries in a contest to generate ideas for replacing traditional spacecraft sensors in its future...

AI Robot CIMON Debuts at International Space Station
From ACM TechNews

AI Robot CIMON Debuts at International Space Station

The CIMON artificial intelligence robot aboard the International Space Station can engage verbally with the station's crew.

What's Next for NASA's New Mars Lander?
From ACM TechNews

What's Next for NASA's New Mars Lander?

The new Mars lander will begin investigating the planet's interior in several months, after deploying and calibrating a burrowing heat probe and a suite of seismometers...

­ltrathin Microlenses Could Boost Space Science and Tech
From ACM News

­ltrathin Microlenses Could Boost Space Science and Tech

Researchers have created the first ultrathin, flat lens able to focus light just as well as its curved counterparts, potentially enabling big breakthroughs in camera...

Search For Intelligent Aliens Near Bizarre Dimming Star Has Begun
From ACM News

Search For Intelligent Aliens Near Bizarre Dimming Star Has Begun

The search for signs of life in a mysterious star system hypothesized to potentially harbor an "alien megastructure" is now underway.

Kepler-452b: What It Would Be Like to Live On Earth's 'cousin'
From ACM Opinion

Kepler-452b: What It Would Be Like to Live On Earth's 'cousin'

Kepler-452b may be Earth's close cousin, but living on the newfound world would still be an alien experience.

In Search For Alien Life, Experts Reveal Cutting-Edge Science
From ACM News

In Search For Alien Life, Experts Reveal Cutting-Edge Science

Where can scientists find clues to help them locate and understand life beyond Earth?

Supercomputer Breakthrough Allows Astronomers to Share ­niverse Simulations
From ACM News

Supercomputer Breakthrough Allows Astronomers to Share ­niverse Simulations

Supercomputing has helped astrophysicists create massive models of the universe, but such simulations remain out of reach for many in the United States and around...
Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account