Europe’s fifth ATV for launch by Arianespace begins its pre-flight checkout at the Spaceport

The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) "Georges LemaĆ®tre" has begun preflight checkout in the Spaceport's clean room…

NASA Hosts Media Briefing To Discuss Kepler Results

Media are invited to attend a news briefing at 10:15 a.m. PST Monday, Nov. 4, to…

‘Witch Head’ Brews Baby Stars

A witch appears to be screaming out into space in this new image from NASA's Wide-Field…

NASA Administrator to Visit Langley Research Center Nov. 1

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will visit Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., on Friday, Nov. 1,…

Three Space Station Crews Get Ready for Relocation, Launch, Landing

International Space Station crews commuting to and from their orbiting laboratory will be busy this November,…

Media Accreditation Open for ORS-3 Mission from Wallops in November

Media accreditation is open for the Nov. 19 launch of a U.S. Air Force Minotaur I…

Ghost of Jupiter Nebula

This ghostly image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the disembodied remains of a dying star,…

NASA Seeking Student Science Experiments for Balloon Flight

NASA is accepting applications from graduate and undergraduate university students to fly experiments to the edge…

Three in a row

All three Swarm satellites in vertical positions, ready to join the launch adapter. The constellation is…

The latest ATV completes transatlantic voyage for its Arianespace Ariane 5 flight

Arianespace is readying to launch the latest Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), while ATV Albert Einstein -…