As the Hubble Space Telescope achieves the major milestone of two decades on orbit, NASA and…
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NASA Extends Hubble Space Telescope Science Operations Contract
NASA has exercised an option to extend the period of performance of the contract with the…
NASA Awards Space Technology Research and Development Contract
NASA has contracted with ERC Inc., of Huntsville, Ala., for space technology research and development activities…
NASA’s WISE Mission Releases Medley of First Images
A diverse cast of cosmic characters is showcased in the first survey images NASA released Wednesday…
NASA’s Chandra Reveals Origin of Key Cosmic Explosions
New findings from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have provided a major advance in understanding a type…
NASA to Discuss Supernova and Dark Energy Research at Feb. 17 Teleconference
NASA will hold a teleconference with reporters at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 17, to…
Suspected Asteroid Collision Leaves Trailing Debris
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust…
NASA’s Wise Eye Spies First Glimpse of the Starry Sky; Infrared All-Sky Surveying Telescope Sends Back First Images from Space
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has captured its first look at the starry sky…
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope Discovers Five Exoplanets
NASA's Kepler space telescope, designed to find Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars,…