Greenhouse Effect Shifts North’s Growing Seasons

Vegetation growth at Earth's northern latitudes increasingly resembles lusher latitudes to the south, according to a…

Moon’s Dust Plays Key Role in Dynamic Lunar Environment

Dust is a major component of the material on the moon’s surface.

SpaceX to Carry Two Ames Space Station Experiments

Two bioscience payloads are scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station Friday, March 1.

NASA Invites Media to Showcase of Solutions Finalists

NASA Ames Research Center and Sustainable Silicon Valley (SSV), Santa Clara, Calif., are partnering to showcase…

NASA Eyes Declining Vegetation in Eastern U.S.

NASA scientists report that warmer temperatures and changes in precipitation locally and regionally have altered the…

NASA Rover Confirms First Drilled Mars Rock Sample

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has relayed new images that confirm it has successfully obtained the first…

Kepler Mission Discovers Tiny Planet System

Kepler mission scientists have discovered a new planetary system that is home to the smallest planet…

NASA Announces 2013 Black Engineer of the Year Awards

Ten distinguished NASA employees have been recognized in this year’s Black Engineer of the Year Awards…

North American Students Become Virtual Explorers

Students from across North America recently participated in a real NASA Mars mission

Educator Teams Fly on NASA’s SOFIA Airborne Observatory

The first four Airborne Astronomy Ambassador (AAA) educators returned safely to Earth, landing in Palmdale, Calif.…