SOFIA Observatory Completes Open Door Flight Tests

NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy has completed the second segment of flight tests with its…

NASA Invites Media to Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Arrival

NASA will host a media event at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Aug. 26, at the…

Discovery Preps Continue as Crew Rehearses Leaving Station

Space shuttle Discovery's launch preparations continue on schedule for a targeted launch on Nov. 1 from…

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Issues Statement On The Death Of Former Senator Ted Stevens And Monday’s Plane Crash In Alaska

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Issues Statement On The Death Of Former Senator Ted Stevens And Monday's…

‘Island Universe’ in the Coma Cluster

A long-exposure Hubble Space Telescope image shows a majestic face-on spiral galaxy located deep within the…

NASA Announces Tweetup For Next Space Shuttle Launch

NASA will give 150 of its Twitter followers an insider's look at the nation's space program…

NASA Langley Selects Maryland Company For Information Tech Support

NASA has selected Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies to provide the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.,…

Airlock Closeouts Today

Space shuttle Discovery's airlock, which stands in the forward section of the cargo bay and connects…

NASA Selects Contractor For Wallops Island Protection Project

NASA selects the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers for the Launch Facilities Protection Project at the…

Inspiration on Parade

Astronaut Leland Melvin waved to the crowds from the NASA Glenn Research Center float during the…