NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 27, at the…
Category: Solar System
NASA Announces Launch Tweetup For GRAIL Moon Mission
NASA will host a two-day launch Tweetup for 150 of its Twitter followers on Sept. 7-8…
NASA’S Next Mars Rover To Land At Gale Crater
NASA's next Mars rover will land at the foot of a layered mountain inside the planet's…
NASA Tests Future Deep Space Vehicle For Water Landings
As NASA closes the chapter on the Space Shuttle Program, a new era of exploration vehicles…
NASA’S Hubble Discovers Another Moon Around Pluto
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto.
Two NASA Probes Tackle New Mission: Studying The Moon
Two small NASA probes that had been used to study space weather now are orbiting the…
NASA Dawn Spacecraft Returns Close-Up Image Of Asteroid Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned the first close-up image after beginning its orbit around the giant…
NASA Announcing Landing Site For New Mars Rover
NASA and the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will host a news conference at 10…
NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around Asteroid Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft on Saturday became the first probe ever to enter orbit around an object…
NASA Spacecraft To Enter Large Asteroid’s Orbit On July 15
On July 15, NASA's Dawn spacecraft will begin a prolonged encounter with the asteroid Vesta, making…