NASA to Preview Orbital Sciences Flight to Space Station

NASA will host a televised news conference at 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 4, to preview…

NASA-Funded Scientists Detect Water on Moon’s Surface that Hints at Water Below

NASA-funded lunar research has yielded evidence of water locked in mineral grains on the surface of…

NASA Continues Preparation for SLS Engine Testing at Stennis

Think about negotiating an intricate maze, and you begin to appreciate the challenge of designing and…

Astronaut Gregory H. Johnson Leaves NASA

NASA astronaut Gregory H. Johnson has left the agency, after a 15-year career that included more…

Rim Fire, California

This natural-color satellite image of the drought-fueled Rim Fire was collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging…

NASA Ames – Inspiring Creative Thinking About Space Settlements

The Elysium film has reignited interest in the concept of human settlers living off the surface…

NASA’s Spitzer Telescope Celebrates 10 Years in Space

Ten years after a Delta II rocket launched NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, lighting up the night…

Asteroid Zips By Orion Nebula

This image shows the potentially hazardous near-Earth object 1998 KN3 as it zips past a cloud…

Astronomers Use Hubble Images for Movies Featuring Space Slinky

Astronomers have assembled, from more than 13 years of observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a…

NASA Awards Environmental Engineering and Occupational Health Services Contract

NASA has awarded a contract to HPM Corp. of Kennewick, Wash., to provide environmental engineering and…