NASA Astronaut John Grunsfeld, Instrumental to Hubble Telescope Repair, Will Help Oversee its Science Operations

NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld, who participated in three spaceflights to service the Hubble Space Telescope, is…

NASA Flight Tests Unique Jumbo Jet; Plane’s Airborne Telescope Will Be Used to Unlock Secrets of the Cosmos

A NASA jumbo jet that will help scientists unlock the origins of the universe with infrared…

NASA Flight Tests Unique Jumbo Jet with Opening in Side; Plane’s Airborne Telescope Will Be Used to Study Cosmos

A NASA jumbo jet that will help scientists unlock the origins of the universe with infrared…

NASA Provides Venerable Hubble Hardware to Smithsonian

Two key instruments from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have a new home in the Smithsonian's National…

NASA Spacecraft Provides First View of Our Place in the Galaxy

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft has made it possible for scientists to construct the…

NASA Research Reveals Major Insight Into Evolution Of Life On Earth

Humans might not be walking on Earth today if not for the ancient fusing of two…

NASA Presents Coins Flown in Space to National Federation of the Blind

During a ceremony July 31, senior NASA officials will present the National Federation of the Blind…

NASA’s Fermi Telescope Probes Dozens of Pulsars

With NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, astronomers now are getting their best look at those whirling…

NASA Awards Two Small Explorer Development Contracts

NASA has selected two science proposals to be developed into full missions as part of the…

NASA’s Space Shuttle Returns to Earth after Hubble Mission

Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew landed at 8:39 a.m. PDT Sunday at Edwards Air Force…