NASA Announces Plans for Human Exploration of Deep Space, Fosters Commercial Spaceflight and Makes Major Discoveries in 2011

In 2011, NASA began developing a heavy-lift rocket for the human exploration of deep space, helped…

NASA Mars-Bound Rover Begins Research in Space

NASA's car-sized Curiosity rover has begun monitoring space radiation during its 8-month trip from Earth to…

Media Invited To Simulated Asteroid Campout In Houston

For three days this week, a small part of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will…

NASA Mars Rover Finds Mineral Vein Deposited by Water

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found bright veins of a mineral, apparently gypsum, deposited by…

NASA’s Voyager Hits New Region at Solar System Edge

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region between our solar system and interstellar space.…

NASA Exercises Contract Option For TDRS-M Satellite Decision Will Retain Hundreds Of Jobs

NASA has elected to exercise the first of two available contract options for procurement of an…

NASA Launches Most Robust Rover to Explore Mars

NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the Nov. 26 launch of the Mars Science…

NASA Updates Prelaunch Events For Mars Science Lab Mission

NASA has updated the news conferences, events and operating hours for the press site at NASA's…

NASA Invites 150 Lucky Twitter Followers To Launch Of Mars Rover

NASA has invited 150 followers of the agency's Twitter account to a two-day launch Tweetup on…

NASA Probe Data Show Evidence Of Liquid Water On Icy Europa

Data from a NASA planetary mission have provided scientists evidence of what appears to be a…