NASA Spacecraft Detects Impact Glass on Surface of Mars

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has detected deposits of glass within impact craters on Mars. Though…

Samantha Cristoforetti Prepares For the Journey Home

ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti checks her Sokol pressure suit in preparation for the Expedition 43 crew's…

NASA Selects Eight Projects for 2016 X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge

NASA is working with eight U.S. universities on new technology projects for deep space exploration, including…

NASA Awards Science Mission Support Contract

NASA has awarded a contract to Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT), Inc., of Greenbelt, Maryland for support…

NASA Television to Air Return of Three Space Station Crew Members

After more than six months of performing scientific research and technology demonstrations in space, three International…

Fresh Crater Near Sirenum Fossae Region of Mars

The HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter acquired this closeup image of a "fresh" (on…

NASA Awards Administrative Support Contract for Johnson Space Center

NASA has awarded Exceed Resources Inc., of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, a five-year contract to provide…

NASA Announces Education Research Program Award Recipients

NASA is awarding a total of approximately $11.25 million to universities in 15 states to conduct…

June 4, 1965, Earth Observations From Gemini IV

This photograph of the Florida Straits and Grand Bahama Bank was taken during the Gemini IV…

NASA Invests in Future of Aviation with Supersonic Research Projects

Quieter, greener supersonic travel is the focus of eight studies selected by NASA's Commercial Supersonic Technology…