New Chandra Movie Features Neutron Star Action

Unlike with some blockbuster films, the sequel to a movie from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is…

NASA to Provide Dec. 17 Commentary as Twin Probes End Lunar Mission

NASA will provide live commentary of the scheduled lunar surface impacts of its twin Gravity Recovery…

NASA Makes Unprecedented Return to Mars, Advances Commercial Spaceflight and Adds to its Amazing Research and Discoveries in 2012

In 2012, NASA continued to implement America's ambitious space exploration program, landing the most sophisticated rover…

NASA’s Hubble Provides First Census of Galaxies Near Cosmic Dawn

Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers announced Dec. 12 they have seen further back in time…

NASA’s Hubble to Reveal New Findings About the Early Universe

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST Wednesday, Dec. 12, to discuss the…

NASA Astrobiology Institute Shows How Wide Binary Stars Form

Using computer simulations, scientists from the NASA Astrobiology Institute team at the University of Hawaii are…

Fermi Improves its Vision for Thunderstorm Gamma-Ray Flashes

Thanks to improved data analysis techniques and a new operating mode, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM)…

NASA’S John Grunsfeld Speaks With Media About New Mars Mission

NASA's associate administrator for science, astronaut John Grunsfeld, today announced plans for a robust multi-year Mars…

NASA’s Great Observatories Find Candidate for Most Distant Galaxy

By combining the power of NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes and one of nature's own…

NASA’s Kepler Completes Prime Mission, Begins Extended Mission

NASA is marking two milestones in the search for planets like Earth; the successful completion of…