Scientists using the Herschel space observatory have made the first definitive detection of water vapor on…
NASA Set for a Big Year in Earth Science with Five New Missions
For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be…
Volcanic Smog and Sunglint in the Vanuatu Archipelago
The Vanuatu Archipelago is a collection of volcanic islands about 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles) northeast of…
Soyuz TMA-15M, Futura mission patch, 2014
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (IT) is assigned to fly on the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft to the…
Soyuz TMA-15M, Futura mission patch, 2014
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (IT) is assigned to fly on the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft to the…
Alphasat’s pioneering high-frequency hosted payload set for experiments
European scientists can now begin probing unexplored frequencies, as mega telecom satellite Alphasat’s ‘Aldo Paraboni Q/V…
Sierra Nevada Corporation Announces Dream Chaser Expansion along Florida’s Space Coast
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of Sparks, Nev., will announce expansion plans for its Dream Chaser Space…
NASA Hosts News Conference About 10 Years of Roving on Mars
NASA Opportunity rover was built for a three-month mission on Mars, but continues to return valuable…
NASA Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals for Evaluation
NASA has received 58 proposals for science and exploration technology instruments to fly aboard the agency's…
NASA Finds 2013 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend
NASA scientists say 2013 tied with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh warmest year since 1880,…