What went wrong? It’s a software problem. Anytime you have so many layers of software–algorithms, really–nobody knows how one new layer will affect the other layers.

Social media feeds are flooded with content. Sometimes, it’s exactly what we want; other times, not so much. When the algorithm doesn’t align with your interests, it can get frustrating.

NASA is currently testing one of the more important components of such software – the algorithms that incorporate the spacecraft’s trajectory, speed and landing information to guide a ship to ...