NASA Set for a Big Year in Earth Science with Five New Missions

For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be…

Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet

Scientists using the Herschel space observatory have made the first definitive detection of water vapor on…

NASA Set for a Big Year in Earth Science with Five New Missions

For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be…

Volcanic Smog and Sunglint in the Vanuatu Archipelago

The Vanuatu Archipelago is a collection of volcanic islands about 1,800 kilometers (1,100 miles) northeast of…

NASA Finds 2013 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend

NASA scientists say 2013 tied with 2009 and 2006 for the seventh warmest year since 1880,…

NASA Hosts News Conference About 10 Years of Roving on Mars

NASA Opportunity rover was built for a three-month mission on Mars, but continues to return valuable…

NASA Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals for Evaluation

NASA has received 58 proposals for science and exploration technology instruments to fly aboard the agency's…

Texas High School Students to Talk Live with Space Station Crew Members

Students at Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio and their congressional representative will speak with…

Sierra Nevada Corporation Announces Dream Chaser Expansion along Florida’s Space Coast

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of Sparks, Nev., will announce expansion plans for its Dream Chaser Space…

Infrared Image of Saturn’s Rings

Although it may look to our eyes like other images of the rings, this infrared image…