NASA’s ongoing search for life in the universe produces a lot of data. The agency’s new…
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What’s Happening in Orion’s Horsehead Nebula?
Two research teams used a map from NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, to uncover…
New NASA X-Plane Construction Begins Now
NASA’s aeronautical innovators are ready to take things supersonic, but with a quiet twist.
New NASA X-Plane Construction Begins Now
NASA’s aeronautical innovators are ready to take things supersonic, but with a quiet twist.
Micro-11
Scientists are reconsidering some of the basics of reproduction to understand how fertilization would work if…
Launch Abort! What Happens Next? NASA Scientists Figure Out the Flow to Keep Astronauts Safe
Think back on your favorite movies about astronauts and space travel: The dramatic launch countdown, the…
Fruit Fly Lab
NASA is studying fruit flies in space to help address the effects of long-duration space missions…
Orbital Testing Begins for Advanced Small Spacecraft Communications
NASA Small Satellites Initiate Technology Demonstrations
Kepler Beyond Planets: Finding Exploding Stars
The Kepler space telescope, famous for finding exoplanets, has also been valuable in tracking exploding stars…
NASA’s Kepler Spacecraft Nearing the End as Fuel Runs Low
Trailing Earth’s orbit at 94 million miles away, the Kepler space telescope has survived many potential…