2014 NASA Advanced Technology Phase I Concepts Selected For Study

NASA has selected 12 proposals for study under Phase I of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts…

NASA Statement on National Research Council Report on Human Spaceflight

The following is a statement from NASA regarding the National Research Council report, “Pathways to Exploration…

NASA Invites Universities to Submit Innovative Early-Stage Technology Proposals

NASA is seeking proposals from universities to advance the agency's plans for exploration to deep space…

NASA Begins Testing of New Spectrograph on Agency’s Airborne Observatory

The EXES spectrograph is a high-resolution mid-infrared spectrograph that can separate wavelengths of light to a…

NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Readies for First Test Flight

NASA's flying saucer-shaped test vehicle is ready to take to the skies from the U.S. Navy's…

NASA and Industry Complete First Phase to Certify New Crew Transportation Systems

NASA's Commercial Crew Program and industry have completed the first step in the certification process that…

NASA Sets Media Coverage for Saucer-Shaped Test Vehicle Flight in Hawaii

NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project will fly a rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle into near-space next…

NASA Teams with Web Tech Company Slooh to Bring Universe to Everyone and Help Protect Earth Too

As part of the agency's Asteroid Grand Challenge, NASA is partnering with private internet technology company…

NASA Releases Earth Day “Global Selfie” Mosaic of Our Home Planet

For Earth Day this year, NASA invited people around the world to step outside to take…

NASA’s WISE Findings Poke Hole in Black Hole ‘Doughnut’ Theory

A survey of more than 170,000 supermassive black holes, using NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE),…