NASA Announces Asteroid Naming Contest for Students

Students worldwide have an opportunity to name an asteroid from which an upcoming NASA mission will…

NASA Launches Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission

NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), the first twin-spacecraft mission designed to explore our planet's radiation…

NASA Dawn Spacecraft Prepares for Trek Toward Dwarf Planet

NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on track to become the first probe to orbit and study two…

NASA Curiosity Rover Begins Eastbound Trek on Martian Surface

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has set off from its landing vicinity on a trek to a…

Curiosity Rover Plays First Song Transmitted From Another Planet

For the first time in history, a recorded song has been beamed back to Earth from…

NASA Rover Returns Voice and Telephoto Views from Martian Surface

NASA's Mars Curiosity has debuted the first recorded human voice that traveled from Earth to another…

NASA, NSIDC to Hold Media Teleconference on Arctic Sea Ice Record Low

The extent of the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean has shrunk.

NASA Announces Aug. 27 Mars News Conference

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will hold a televised news conference at 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m.…

NASA Joins Musician will.i.am, Discovery Education for Premiere of Song from Mars

NASA will hold an educational event to share findings about Mars with students and premiere a…

Epic Struggle Between Birds And Pigs Goes On With A Martian Twist

NASA is helping pigs and birds explore the Martian terrain and shed light on the agency's…