NASA Captures New Images of Large Asteroid Passing Earth

NASA’s Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, Calif. has captured new radar images of Asteroid 2005…

NASA-Sponsored Robotics Teams Gear Up for 2012

The CalGames robot contests have begun! NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. is supporting two…

NASA Selects Contractor For Engineering And Scientific Services

NASA has selected Vantage Partners LLC of Lanham, Md., to provide engineering and scientific services to…

McCandless Orbits in Jetpack

On Feb. 12, 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless, ventured further away from the confines and safety of…

NASA Seeks Space Technology Graduate Fellowship Applicants

NASA is seeking applications from graduate students for the agency's second class of Space Technology Research…

The Giant Nebula, NGC 3603

Thousands of sparkling young stars nestled within the giant nebula NGC 3603. This stellar "jewel box"…

NASA’s Fermi Finds Youngest Millisecond Pulsar, 100 Pulsars To-Date

An international team of scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered a surprisingly powerful…

Media Invited To View Next J-2X Rocket Engine Test

Reporters are invited to NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on Wednesday, Nov. 9…

Bean Walks on the Moon

Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Lunar Module pilot, pauses near a tool carrier during the Apollo 12…

Space Station Astronauts Connect Live With D.C. Students

To highlight International Education Week (IEW), NASA and the U.S. Department of Education will host a…