‘L-2’ for Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-132 Astronauts

Wednesday is "L-2" at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, meaning there are only two days…

FORCAST Camera Installed on SOFIA Telescope

Cornell University's Faint Object Infrared Camera for the SOFIA Telescope, or FORCAST, has been installed on…

American, Indonesian Students Link Hands Via Distance Learning

A dozen Indonesian students gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta (at left in the split-screen…

New Jersey Students Win NASA and USA TODAY Competition

NASA and USA TODAY announced the winners of the 2010 No Boundaries National Competition. The winning…

NASA To Fund Innovative Museum Exhibits And Planetarium Shows

Innovative planetarium shows and traveling museum exhibits are among nine projects NASA has selected to receive…

NASA Ames to Show Live Broadcast of Space Shuttle Launch

News media and the public are invited to observe the live televised broadcast of the launch…

Launch Countdown Under Way for STS-132

The countdown to liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-132 mission officially has started. Countdown…

Countdown to Atlantis’ Liftoff Begins Today

The countdown to liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-132 mission is set to begin…

Menkhib and the California Nebula

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, features one of the bright stars in the constellation…

NASA Studies How Spaceflight Affects Bacteria

Every day, each of us comes into contact with bacteria, just like the astronauts in space.