High Above Saturn

This portrait looking down on Saturn and its rings was created from images obtained by NASA's…

Northern Lights Viewed From the International Space Station

Astronaut Mike Hopkins, aboard the International Space Station, shared this picture of the northern lights on…

LADEE Status Update

During the NASA shutdown, the LADEE mission continued to perform its critical maneuvers and capture into…

NASA Administrator Remembers Mercury Astronaut Scott Carpenter

"As one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, he was in the first vanguard of our…

NASA Space Telescopes Find Patchy Clouds on Exotic World

Astronomers using data from NASA's Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes have created the first cloud map…

Astronauts Chamitoff and Garan Depart NASA

NASA astronauts Gregory Chamitoff and Ronald Garan are leaving the agency. Chamitoff is joining the faculty…

Full View of Asteroid Vesta

As NASA's Dawn spacecraft travels to its next destination, this mosaic synthesizes some of the best…

NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Finds Ingredient of Household Plastic in Space

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected propylene, a chemical used to make food-storage containers, car bumpers and…

NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Crew Members

NASA and its international partners have appointed future crew members for the International Space Station.

NASA Partner Orbital Sciences Completes First Flight to Space Station as Astronauts Capture Cygnus Spacecraft

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) used a robotic arm to capture and attach a…