NASA's Kepler mission confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet, named Kepler-10b. Measuring 1.4 times…
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Exoplanets, Dwarf Stars, Gamma-Ray Flashes, New Images Among NASA News Highlights At American Astronomical Society Meeting
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of space science topics during the…
NASA Hosts Planet-Finding Tweetup in California’s Silicon Valley
NASA will give 100 of its Twitter followers an insider look at its planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft…
NASA Selects United Negro College Fund To Help Build Science Careers
NASA has selected the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp. of Falls Church, Va., to…
NASA Spacecraft Sees Cosmic Snow Storm During Comet Encounter
The EPOXI mission's recent encounter with comet Hartley 2 provided the first images clear enough for…
NASA’S Chandra Finds Youngest Nearby Black Hole
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found evidence of the youngest black hole known to…
NASA Announces Comet Encounter News Conference
NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 18, to discuss…
NASA Announces Televised Chandra News Conference
NASA will hold a news conference at 12:30 p.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 15, to discuss…
NASA Holds Teleconference About Space Telescope Review Report
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5 p.m. EST today to discuss an independent review…
NASA Survey Suggests Earth-Sized Planets Are Common
Nearly one in four stars similar to the sun may host planets as small as Earth,…