SOFIA Operations, Science Teams Preparing for ‘First Light’ Flight

The Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, mission operations and science instrument teams are working…

The Next Big Wave

Dan Bolfing, like energy guru Amory Lovins, thinks the greatest advances in transportation efficiencies can be…

Mars Institute “Moon-1” Humvee Rover reaches Devon Island

An international team of researchers led by Mars Institute scientist Dr. Pascal Lee successfully reached Devon…

NASA Ames to Show Live Broadcast of Space Shuttle Launch

News media and the public are invited to observe the live televised broadcast of the launch…

FORCAST Camera Installed on SOFIA Telescope

Cornell University's Faint Object Infrared Camera for the SOFIA Telescope, or FORCAST, has been installed on…

NASA Invites Public to Take Virtual Walk on Moon

More than 37 years after humans last walked on the moon, planetary scientists are inviting members…

NASA Studies How Spaceflight Affects Bacteria

Every day, each of us comes into contact with bacteria, just like the astronauts in space.

NASA Ames Stimulates Economy With Jobs, Innovation

NASA’s Ames Research Center generated 5,300 jobs and $877 million in total annual economic activity in…

NASA Names Chief Technology Officer for IT

NASA Chief Information Officer Linda Cureton announced Chris C. Kemp as the first NASA Chief Technology…

SOFIA Telescope Tracks Celestial Targets in Flight

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy 747SP completed a seven-hour telescope assembly test flight April 30…