NASA To Announce Latest Findings By Kepler Spacecraft

NASA will hold a media teleconference Thursday, Aug. 26, at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss the…

Bright Lights

Two extremely bright stars illuminate a greenish mist in this image from the Spitzer Space Telescope's…

NASA To Announce Latest Findings by Kepler Mission Spacecraft

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA will hold a media teleconference Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at 10…

Discovery’s Closeout Work Proceeding

Spacecraft preparations are moving ahead as technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida perform closeout…

Massive Attack

This image shows the eruption of a galactic “super-volcano” in the massive galaxy M87, as witnessed…

FAA Creates Center for Commercial Space Transportation

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. —The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Stanford University and seven other schools…

NASA Asks Public for Final Shuttle Missions’ Wakeup Songs

If you like music, the space program and are a little nostalgic, NASA has the perfect…

Techs to Close Discovery’s Payload Bay Doors

The Ku-band antenna that transmits audio, video and data between Earth and the space shuttle will…

Sailing Amongst the Stars

Making the stuff of science fiction into reality, NASA engineers are testing solar sails--a unique propulsion…

Drought Drives Decade-Long Decline in Plant Growth

Global plant productivity that once was on the rise with warming temperatures and a lengthened growing…