Forty years ago a small, ambitious spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, heading towards the third-brightest point…
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NASA Team Investigates Complex Chemistry at Titan
A laboratory experiment at JPL simulating the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan suggests another region in…
NASA Flies Unmanned Aircraft Into Volcanic Plume
NASA Earth science researchers recently traveled to Turrialba Volcano, near San Jose, Costa Rica to study…
Kepler Mission Manager Update
The spacecraft continues to operate efficiently and the science team has had a chance to examine…
NASA Ames Honored With Environmental Award
NASA's Ames Research Center recently was recognized for its exemplary sustainable business practices.
NASA Scientists Find Moon and Asteroids Share History
NASA and international researchers have discovered Earth's moon has more in common than previously thought with…
LADEE Project Manager Update
Engineers at Ames are about to begin the Thermal-Vacuum phase of environmental testing on NASA's Lunar…
Leaping Lunar Dust
Electrically charged lunar dust near shadowed craters can get lofted above the surface and jump over…
Ames’ E. Coli Small Satellite Study Selected for Flight
NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative recently selected E. coli AntiMicrobial Satellite (EcAMSat) as one of 24 small…
Image: Children as Martian Rocks
A demonstration of Mars rovers' suspension systems, safely crawling across the backs of children simulating Martian…