Kepler mission scientists have discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest planet…
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NASA Announces 2013 Black Engineer of the Year Awards
Ten distinguished NASA employees have been recognized in this year’s Black Engineer of the Year Awards…
North American Students Become Virtual Explorers
Students from across North America recently participated in a real NASA Mars mission
Educator Teams Fly on NASA’s SOFIA Airborne Observatory
The first four Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA) educators returned safely to Earth, landing in Palmdale, Calif.…
NASA Designs New Space Telescope Optics
Although hundreds of planets orbiting other stars have been discovered in the past 15 years, we…
NASA Targets Water Recycling System for Rapid Development
NASA Targets Water Recycling System for Rapid Development
NASA’s Rover Collects First Martian Bedrock Sample
NASA's Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of…
Kepler Data Suggest Earth-size Planets May Be Next Door
Astronomers estimate that six percent of red dwarfs have a temperate Earth-size planet, as close as…
LADEE Project Manager Update
Engineers at NASA’s Ames Research Center have completed all of the mechanical tests of the Lunar…
Sector 33 Game App Goes Android
Up to the challenge of playing a game where you're in control of airplanes in a…