Stars can start shining at a smaller mass than we thought

Objects with only 6.7 per cent of the sun’s mass can be stars, according to a…

Short Shadow

The projection of Saturn's shadow on the rings grows shorter as Saturn’s season advances toward northern…

NASA Astronauts Inducted into Hall of Fame, Live May 19 on NASA Television

Two NASA astronauts, both with one-of-a-kind career credits, will be honored Friday, May 19, when they…

Rocket Blasts Off During 2017 Student Launch Challenge

Nearly 50 student teams from middle and high schools, colleges and universities in 22 states demonstrated…

NASA Holds Media Teleconference Today on Exploration Mission-1 Status

NASA will provide an update on the status of Exploration Mission-1, the first integrated flight of…

NASA Astronaut Jack Fischer Prepares for Friday Spacewalk

Expedition 51 Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA is seen inside the International Space Station in…

Honeywell and NASA Fuse Hip-Hop and Physics to Inspire Middle School Students

Honeywell and NASA are bringing FMA Live! Forces in Motion, an award-winning hip-hop educational experience, to…

New View of the Crab Nebula

This composite image of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant, was assembled by combining data from…

Trilobites: The Harmony That Keeps Trappist-1’s 7 Earth-size Worlds From Colliding

Astronomers can now explain why the recently discovered Earth-size planets, tightly packed, don’t simply fly apart.…

Ames Hosts 2017 Northern California Botball Tournament

Seventeen teams and approximately 100 participants arrived at the NASA Ames Conference Center on Friday, April…