55 Years Ago: NASA Group 7 Astronaut Selection

On Aug. 14, 1969, NASA announced the selection of seven new astronauts. The Group 7 astronauts…

NASA’s Perseverance rover to begin long climb up Martian crater rim

One of the navigation cameras aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this view looking back at…

Winners of NASA’s Power to Explore Student Challenge Tour NASA’s Glenn Research Center and Meet NASA Engineers

Power to Explore is a national essay challenge that asks students in grades K-12 to learn…

Astronomers find galaxies in denser environments are as much as 25% larger than those in less dense regions

A Yale-led research team found that galaxies in dense regions of space are as much as…

Solar Eclipse Data Story Helps the Public Visualize the April 2024 Total Eclipse

The NASA Science Activation program’s Cosmic Data Stories team, led by Harvard University in Cambridge, MA,…

NASA Seeks Safety Input on Commercial Drone Operations

NASA recently gathered representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), police and fire departments, and commercial…

NASA Seeks Safety Input on Commercial Drone Operations

NASA recently gathered representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), police and fire departments, and commercial…

Neutron-star mergers illuminate the mysteries of quark matter

During a neutron-star merger, the stars rapidly change shape and heat up, causing changes in the…

NASA Invites Media to Event with Scientists, Research Plane in Alaska

NASA invites media to view a research aircraft and interview scientists in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Thursday,…

NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Begin Long Climb Up Martian Crater Rim

After 2½ years exploring Jezero Crater’s floor and river delta, the rover will ascend to an…