Artemis I Launch
Youth TechnologyNASA’s Artemis I mission lifted off on Nov. 16, 2022, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B. This video includes highlights from the event.
The Future of Machines That Move like Animals | Robert Katzschmann | TED
Adults TechnologyImagine a boat that propels by moving its "tail" from side to side, just like a fish. That's the kind of machine that TED Fellow Robert Katzschmann's lab builds: soft-bodied robots that imitate natural movements with artificial, silent muscles.
The Robot Boot That Learns As You Walk
Youth TechnologyExoskeletons, devices designed to augment and enhance mobility, are fast becoming a reality, thanks to an explosion in research in recent years.
What if We Replaced Nuclear With Potatoes
Adults TechnologyEnergy use can be confusing – I mean, how do you compare gasoline in your car to electricity piped to your house? That's why we made these things spud-tacularly simple.
Mississippi River From Space
Youth TechnologyThis week's edition features radar images of the Mississippi River, one of the longest rivers in North America.
Are Hurricanes Getting Stronger?
Youth TechnologyAlthough we’ll never see a Category 6 hurricane, data does show that more hurricanes are becoming more severe.
Hobbies On The Space Station
Kids TechnologyESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti talks about her hobbies on the ISS.
Primitive Technology: Smelting Iron In Brick Furnaces
Adults TechnologyI made 3 furnaces from bricks using different configurations to test their effectiveness. The benefit of using bricks to make a furnace is that it's quicker, easier, re-useable and portable relative to a furnace constructed in-situ from clay.
Earth From Space: Mackenzie River
Youth TechnologyThe Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over the Mackenzie River, a major river system in the Canadian boreal forest.
Earth From Space: Glasgow
Youth TechnologyThe Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over Glasgow, Scotland.
Civilian Tries on NASA Spacesuit For the First Time
Adults TechnologyHow does WIRED's Brent Rose feel about being the first person outside of the space program to try on a pressurized space suit?
Earth From Space: UK Heatwave
Kids TechnologyThe Copernicus Sentinel-3 images show the scale of Britain’s heatwave in August.
How Rollercoasters Affect Your Body
Youth TechnologyBrian D. Avery investigates what rollercoasters are doing to your body and how they’ve managed to get scarier and safer at the same time.
NASA Surprises Students
Kids TechnologyWatch the reactions of a group of students who had the opportunity of a lifetime to view the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft.
3D Printing With Drones
Youth TechnologyResearchers have mounted 3D printers onto drones with the aim of creating swarms of robots that could 3D print entire buildings.
What Will The James Webb Space Telescope Do?
Kids TechnologyHere's what to expect from the largest, most technologically advanced, and most expensive space telescope ever created.
Bill Nye Breaks Down Webb Telescope Space Images | WIRED
Adults TechnologyThe James Webb Space Telescope has dazzled us with its first batch of images. WIRED got in touch with the one and only Bill Nye to break down some of these astonishing photos, explaining what we're really looking at.
The Wildlife Of Mario
Kids TechnologyJoin YouTuber Julia Hardy to explore the wildlife inside the world of Mario!