NASA Telescopes Help Identify Most Distant Galaxy Cluster

Astronomers have uncovered a burgeoning galactic metropolis, the most distant known in the early universe.

NASA To Preview February Comet Encounter

NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 19, to discuss…

Planck Mission Peels Back Layers Of The Universe

The Planck mission released a new data catalogue Tuesday from initial maps of the entire sky.

NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Its First Rocky Planet

NASA's Kepler mission confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet, named Kepler-10b. Measuring 1.4 times…

Exoplanets, Dwarf Stars, Gamma-Ray Flashes, New Images Among NASA News Highlights At American Astronomical Society Meeting

NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of space science topics during the…

NASA Hosts Planet-Finding Tweetup in California’s Silicon Valley

NASA will give 100 of its Twitter followers an insider look at its planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft…

NASA Selects United Negro College Fund To Help Build Science Careers

NASA has selected the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp. of Falls Church, Va., to…

NASA Spacecraft Sees Cosmic Snow Storm During Comet Encounter

The EPOXI mission's recent encounter with comet Hartley 2 provided the first images clear enough for…

NASA’S Chandra Finds Youngest Nearby Black Hole

Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found evidence of the youngest black hole known to…

NASA Announces Comet Encounter News Conference

NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 18, to discuss…