A pioneering X-ray detector, developed jointly by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., and the…
Launch of M-V-6
The M-V Launch Vehicle No. 6 (M-V-6) with the 23rd scientific satellite (ASTRO-EII) onboard was launched…
QUIETER SUPERSONIC BOOM
NASA and industry teams are studying how to design and build an airplane that could demonstrate…
Great Barrier Reef
This Envisat image shows part of the world’s largest coral reef, the 2300-kilometre-long Great Barrier Reef…
LAKE-LIKE FEATURE ON TITAN
Scientists are fascinated by a dark, lake-like feature recently observed on Saturn’s moon Titan. NASA’s Cassini…
SATELLITES MEASURE AND MONITOR SEA LEVEL
For the first time, NASA has the tools and expertise to understand the rate at which…
Sun-powered Aircraft
Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard is constructing a solar-powered plane to fly around the world. His aim…
NO PETS ALLOWED IN SPACE
Students in Texas peppered US astronaut John Phillips, KE5DRY, with questions about life in space during…
DEEP SPACE FIREWORKS
After 172 days and 268 million miles of deep space stalking, Deep Impact successfully reached out…