Burst of Celestial Fireworks

Like a July 4 fireworks display a young, glittering collection of stars looks like an aerial…

NASA Invites Media to View Launch of Mission to “Touch” Sun

Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, a historic mission that…

Seeing Jupiter

Citizen scientist Kevin M. Gill created this image of Jupiter using data from the Juno spacecraft's…

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Launches Dragon to the International Space Station

At 5:42 a.m. EDT Friday, June 29, 2018, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft lifts off on a Falcon…

NASA Awards Contract for Continued Operations of its Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA has awarded a contract to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California, to…

Young Kansans to Call Space Station from Eisenhower Presidential Library

Kansas Boy Scout troops and students will participate in a live downlink event with astronauts aboard…

Astronaut Dan Burbank Retires from NASA

NASA Astronaut Dan Burbank, who spent 188 days in space over three missions, is retiring from…

New NASA Research, Hardware Heading to Space Station on 15th SpaceX Resupply Mission

Experiments investigating cellular biology, Earth science and artificial intelligence are among the research heading to the…

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…