A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail -- or so it seems. Astronomers…
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Elmo and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson
The crew of STS-135, NASA's final space shuttle mission, and Sesame Street's Elmo welcomed visitors to…
NASA Airborne Sensors Help Firefighters Battle Flames
As the summer blazes on, NASA-developed infrared imaging technology will once again be used to support…
NASA Media Telecon To Announce Technology Demonstration Missions
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 22, to announce…
NASA Research Leads To First Complete Map Of Antarctic Ice Flow
NASA-funded researchers have created the first complete map of the speed and direction of ice flow…
NASA Data And New Techniques Yield Detailed Views Of Solar Storms
NASA spacecraft observations and new data processing techniques are giving scientists better insight into the evolution…
Stephen Colbert Salutes the STS-135 Crew
Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, salutes the crew of STS-135 during their appearance for…
Space Shuttle Crew to Discuss Final Mission at NASA Ames
NASA's space shuttle Atlantis astronauts will be available for interviews and to discuss their mission to…
NASA’S Exploration Associate Administrator Doug Cooke To Retire
Doug Cooke, who worked for nearly 38 years in NASA's space shuttle, International Space Station and…
Opportunity’s Heat Shield
This image from 2005 shows the remains of the heat shield from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover…