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

Astronomers are eagerly waiting to begin use of a new instrument to study celestial objects: a…

Astronomers Confounded By Massive Rocky World

Astronomers have discovered a rocky planet that weighs 17 times as much as Earth and is…

A First for NASA’s IRIS: Observing a Gigantic Eruption of Solar Material

NASA's newest solar observatory, IRIS, caught its first coronal mass ejection in extraordinary detail, in better…

Citizen Scientists Successfully Communicate with Spacecraft

A group of citizen scientists has successfully established communication with an inactive NASA spacecraft in an…

NASA Widens 2014 Hurricane Research Mission

NASA is redoubling its efforts to probe the inner workings of tropical cyclones in 2014 during…

Sunsets on Titan Reveal the Complexity of Hazy Exoplanets

Scientists working with data from NASA’s Cassini mission have developed a new way to understand the…

NASA Hosts Events about New Meteor Shower, Experts Available

NASA will host two opportunities for the public and media to learn more about the anticipated…

NASA Signs Agreement with Citizen Scientists Attempting to Communicate with Old Spacecraft

NASA has given a green light to a group of citizen scientists attempting to breathe new…

NASA Robot, Precision Manufacturing Capabilities Showcased at O’Reilly Solid Conference

NASA precision manufacturing and a NASA volleyball-sized robotic satellite equipped with a smartphone will be featured…

SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft with NASA, Ames Cargo Set for Return to Earth

NASA TV will provide live coverage of the departure of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the…