NASA Selects Instruments to Study Air Pollution, Tropical Cyclones

NASA has selected two proposals for new Earth science investigations that will put new instruments in…

Frontier Fields Galaxy Cluster MACS J0717

"Frontier Fields" galaxy cluster MACS J0717, one of the most complex and distorted galaxy clusters known,…

NASA’s K2 mission: The Kepler Space Telescope’s Second Chance to Shine

From exoplanets to supernovae discoveries, a spacecraft's second life continues to shine as K2.

Solar Eclipse Over the South Pacific Ocean

During the afternoon of March 9, 2016, a total solar eclipse was visible in parts of…

NASA Announces Winning Concepts to Further its Journey to Mars

NASA has announced the winners of two challenges to create new concepts for construction and human…

Media, Public Invited to Visit NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Exhibit at ‘South by Southwest’

NASA is partnering with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and the Northrop Grumman Corporation to…

NASA Targets May 2018 Launch of Mars InSight Mission

NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission to study the deep…

NASA Recognizes Outstanding Small Businesses with Industry Awards

The winners of the Fiscal Year 2015 agency-level Small Business Industry Awards (SBIA) were announced Tuesday…

SOFIA Observatory Indicates Star Eruptions Create and Scatter Elements with Earth-like Composition

Observations made with NASA’s flying observatory, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) indicate that nova…

SOFIA Observatory Indicates Star Eruptions Create and Scatter Elements with Earth-like Composition

Observations made with NASA’s flying observatory, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) indicate that nova…