NASA has awarded Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) contracts to six companies for the purchase of…
Hubble’s Lagoon
Like brush strokes on a canvas, ridges of color seem to flow across the Lagoon Nebula,…
Satellite-control software helps the oil and gas industry
A space spin-off company has developed software that uses conventional satnav signals to obtain accurate positioning…
Scientists get a close-up scene of a recent asteroid collision
Astronomers who study asteroids typically ponder events from millions, or even billions, of years ago, so…
Refining the search for what’s ‘out there
Gregory Benford, his brother James and his nephew Dominic decided to combine their knowledge of astrophysics,…
Colliding asteroid P/2010 A2 as seen by Rosetta – Image
Credits: ESA / MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/RSSD/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA
Discovery Commander Lindsey: “Ready to Fly”
Space shuttle Discovery's crew talked this morning about their upcoming mission to the International Space Station,…
STS-133 Crew to Discuss Mission on NASA TV at 8:40 a.m.
The astronauts of the Discovery's STS-133 mission will talk to news media representatives this morning at…
NASA Wants Student Innovators For 2011 Great Moonbuggy Race
Four decades after the first NASA lunar rover rolled across the surface of the moon, innovative…