Expedition 42 Soyuz Rocket Rolls Out

The Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft is rolled out to the launch pad by train on Friday, Nov.…

Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission Marks Ten Years of Discovery

On Nov. 20, 2004, NASA's Swift spacecraft lifted off aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from…

Successful Flight Test of Shape Changing Wing Surface

NASA's green aviation project is one step closer to developing technology that could make future airliners…

MSH 11-62 Supernova Remnant

A long observation with Chandra of the supernova remnant MSH 11-62 reveals an irregular shell of…

Mixing Paints

Nature is an artist, and this time she seems to have let her paints swirl together…

Exploring the World’s Protected Areas from Space

A new book released this week highlights how the view from space with Earth-orbiting sensors is…

Welcome to a Comet, from Lander on Surface

The Philae lander of the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission is safely on the surface of…

Orion Spacecraft Rolls Past the Vehicle Assembly Building

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency's Orion spacecraft passes the spaceport's iconic Vehicle…

Expedition 41 Crew Lands Safely Back on Earth

Expedition 41 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (ESA), left, Commander Max Suraev…

Astronaut Reid Wiseman Shares Earth Art While Preparing for Return

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman shared this image of Yellowstone via his twitter account this morning. Wiseman…