NASA’S Kepler Mission Discovers 461 New Planet Candidates

NASA's Kepler mission Monday announced the discovery of 461 new planet candidates.

NASA Events Set for American Astronomical Society Meeting

NASA scientists will present new findings on a wide range of astrophysics topics next week at…

Researchers Identify Water Rich Meteorite Linked To Mars Crust

NASA-funded researchers analyzing a small meteorite that may be the first discovered from the Martian surface…

NASA Encourages Public to Explore Its Curiosity With New Rover-Themed Badge on Foursquare

NASA and the mobile application Foursquare have teamed up to help the public unlock its scientific…

NASA’s Grail Lunar Impact Site Named for Astronaut Sally Ride

NASA has named the site where twin agency spacecraft impacted the moon Monday in honor of…

Twin NASA Probes Prepare for Dec. 17 Mission-Ending Moon Impact

Twin lunar-orbiting NASA spacecraft that have allowed scientists to learn more about the internal structure and…

NASA to Host Dec.13 Teleconference on Twin Probes Mission Ending Moon Impact

NASA will host a media teleconference at 10:30 a.m. PST (1:30 p.m. EST) Thursday, Dec. 13,…

NASA Twin Spacecraft Create Most Accurate Gravity Map of Moon

Twin NASA probes orbiting the moon have generated the highest resolution gravity field map of any…

NASA Opportunity Rover Finishes Walkabout On Mars Crater Rim

The latest work assignment for NASA's long-lived Mars rover Opportunity is a further examination of an…

NASA Announces Robust Multi-Year Mars Program; New Rover To Close Out Decade Of New Missions

Building on the success of Curiosity's Red Planet landing, NASA has announced plans for a robust…