SOFIA Set to Begin Cycle 2 Astronomy Observations

Second astronomical science cycle on NASA's SOFIA flying observatory over 11 months in 2014 to include…

Kepler and Its Impact on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Frank Drake, who conducted the first modern SETI experiment in 1960, will speak at NASA Ames…

From Germany to Buckley, new dog on the block adjusting well

Military honors retired astronaut, aquanaut

NASA Kepler Results Usher in a New Era of Astronomy

Scientists from around the world are gathered this week at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett…

Upsala Glacier Retreat

This photograph by an astronaut on the International Space Station highlights the snout of the Upsala…

Proba-2 views eclipse

ESA’s Proba-2 satellite saw partial solar eclipses during Sunday’s ‘hybrid’ eclipse.

Quintet of moons

 Five moons pose for the international Cassini spacecraft to create this beautiful portrait with Saturn’s rings.…

NASA Kepler Results Usher in a New Era of Astronomy

Scientists from around the world are gathered this week at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett…

Gaia technology

Our Galaxy the Milky Way is made up of a hundred billion stars. To truly understand…