NASA’s OCO-2 Satellite on the Launch Pad

The launch gantry surrounding the Delta II rocket with the second Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite onboard…

Watching the World Cup Aboard the International Space Station

On Thursday, June 26, the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station got a chance…

NASA’s IRIS Solar Observatory After 1 Year in Space

NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, which observes the low level of the sun's atmosphere, marked its…

Test Version of Orion Spacecraft Touches Down in the Arizona Desert

A test version of NASA’s Orion spacecraft descends under its three main parachutes above the U.S.…

NASA Announces Education Research Program Award Recipients

NASA is awarding $11.25 million to 15 colleges and universities across the United States to conduct…

NASA Administrator to Tour Aerojet Rocketdyne in California

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Scott Seymour, Chief Executive Officer of GenCorp, will provide an update…

NASA Administrator and Media to See DSS Solar Array Progress in Goleta, Calif.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will get a firsthand look at work being done on high power…

Parachutes for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Hit No Snags in Most Difficult Test

NASA completed the most complex and flight-like test of the parachute system for the agency's Orion…

Curiosity Self-Portrait at ‘Windjana’ Drilling Site

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used the camera at the end of its arm in April and…

New NASA Model Gives Glimpse into the Invisible World of Electric Asteroids

Space flows with electric activity that is not visible to our eyes. NASA is developing plans…