NASA Dawn Spacecraft Captures First Image Of Nearing Asteroid

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has obtained its first image of the giant asteroid Vesta, which will help…

NASA’S Fermi Spots ‘Superflares’ In The Crab Nebula

The famous Crab Nebula supernova remnant has erupted in an enormous flare five times more powerful…

Engineering Tests Leading The Way For NASA’s Next Neemo Mission

To determine how best to explore asteroids in the future, NASA scientists and engineers are taking…

NASA Dawn Spacecraft Reaches Milestone Approaching Asteroid

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has reached its official approach phase to the asteroid Vesta and will begin…

Two Events Commemorate 50th Anniversary of U.S. Human Spaceflight

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. manned spaceflight during…

NASA Hosts Science Update About Gravity Probe B Mission

NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 4, to discuss…

NASA’s Swift And Hubble Probe Asteroid Collision Debris

Late last year, astronomers noticed an asteroid named Scheila had unexpectedly brightened, and it was sporting…

NASA Spacecraft Reveals Dramatic Changes In Mars’ Atmosphere

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has discovered the total amount of atmosphere on Mars changes dramatically…

Cassini Probe Sees Electric Link With Saturn And One Of Its Moons

NASA is releasing the first images and sounds of an electrical connection between Saturn and one…

NASA Awards Next Set Of Commercial Crew Development Agreements

NASA has awarded four Space Act Agreements in the second round of the agency's Commercial Crew…