NASA Astronaut Mastracchio to Visit Orbital Sciences, Media Invited

NASA Astronaut Rick Mastracchio will visit Orbital Sciences Corporation at 1:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 15,…

Space Station Expedition 40 Crew Returns to Earth, Lands Safely in Kazakhstan

Three crew members from the International Space Station (ISS) returned to Earth Wednesday after 169 days…

Unprecedented X-ray View of Supernova Remains

The destructive results of a powerful supernova explosion reveal themselves in a delicate tapestry of X-ray…

NASA, Honeywell Bring Hip Hop Physics Tour to Greater Seattle Area

NASA and Honeywell are inviting media to participate in the west coast kickoff of the 10th…

NASA Announces Media Briefing on Arctic Climate Change Campaigns

Earth’s northern polar region, one of the most rapidly changing areas of our planet, is the…

NASA Holds Teleconference to Discuss Science Campaign of Curiosity Mars Rover

NASA will host a teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 11, to discuss mission status…

NASA Selects Wallops Engineering Services Contract

NASA has awarded a contract to ASRC Space and Defense, Incorporate (AS&D) of Greenbelt, Maryland for…

Flying Through an Aurora

European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst posted this photograph taken from the International Space Station to…

Hubble Finds Supernova Companion Star after Two Decades of Searching

Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a companion star to a rare type of…

Scientists Find Evidence of ‘Diving’ Tectonic Plates on Jupiter’s Moon Europa

Scientists have found evidence of plate tectonics on Jupiter’s moon Europa. This indicates the first sign…