ESO Discovers Earth-Size Planet in Habitable Zone of Nearest Star

A newly discovered, roughly Earth-sized planet orbiting our nearest neighboring star might be habitable.

NASA Selects University Partners for Small Spacecraft Collaboration

NASA Selects University Partners for Small Spacecraft Collaboration

“Kitchen Smoke” Molecules in Nebula Offer Clues to the Building Blocks of Life

Using data collected by NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) and other observatories, an international…

NASA’s Tips for Celebrating National Aviation Day 2016

NASA’s Tips for Celebrating National Aviation Day 2016

Where Is Orville?

Where Is Orville?

NASA Awards Contract for Aircraft Related Services

NASA announced selection today of USfalcon, Inc. of Cary, North Carolina, to provide aircraft-related services at…

Kepler Mission Manager Update: Photometer Update

The team has confirmed that the photometer responded as expected and began collecting data again on…

Kepler Watches Stellar Dancers in the Pleiades Cluster.

NASA's Kepler space telescope has helped amass the most complete catalog of rotation periods for stars…

NASA Pulls Together National Data to Sleuth Out Air Traffic Improvement Mysteries

For the first time ever, air traffic researchers can view and analyze archived flight data collected…

Kepler Mission Manager Update: K2 Campaign 10

The team finds the photometer—the camera onboard the Kepler spacecraft—powered off. The photometer was turned on…