NASA’s Unmanned Ikhana Flies in National Airspace Without Chase Plane

NASA’s Ikhana aircraft, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, takes off…

Earth’s Limb, Pacific Ocean and the Space Station’s Kibo Laboratory

The Earth's limb and the Pacific Ocean contrast segments of the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory…

NASA Completes Webb Telescope Review, Commits to Launch in Early 2021

The Independent Review Board (IRB) established by NASA to assess progress on its James Webb Space…

Our Solar System’s First Known Interstellar Object Gets Unexpected Speed Boost

Using observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, an international team of scientists have…

NASA to Hold Teleconference for Media, Industry on Unmanned Aircraft Flight in Public Airspace

NASA will host a teleconference for members of the media and aviation industry at 4 p.m.…

Could Electricity-Producing Bacteria Help Power Future Space Missions?

Humans aren’t the only ones who have harnessed the power of electricity. Some bacteria produce wire-like…

NASA Hosts Media Teleconference on Status of James Webb Space Telescope

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 27, to provide an…

A Slice of Glory

If you have ever seen a series of concentric rings of color near a mist or…

Crew Dragon Hardware Put to the Test

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Ohio, to undergo testing in the…

Will We Know Life When We See It? NASA-led Group Takes Stock of the Science

In the last decade we have discovered thousands of planets outside our solar system and have…