The Dawn mission

NASA senior management announced a decision to reinstate the Dawn mission, a robotic exploration of two…

Mars Orbiter Test Images

The first test images of Mars from NASA’s newest spacecraft provide a tantalizing preview of what…

Space Technology 5 Sat launched

NASA’s Space Technology 5 successfully launched on March 22, 2006 at 9:04 a.m. EST, from Vandenberg…

The First Trillionth of a Second

Scientists peering back to the oldest light in the universe have new evidence to support the…

NASA HONORS BUZZ ALDRIN

NASA honored former astronaut Buzz Aldrin for his involvement in the U.S. space program with the…

Student Experiments to Fly

NASA selected 10 student experiments from across the country to fly on a rocket mission June…

Stardust Findings

Samples from comet Wild 2 have surprised scientists, indicating the formation of at least some comets…

THE SUN’S FAR SIDE

NASA researchers using the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft have developed a method of seeing…

Solars Cycles Stronger

Scientists predict the next solar activity cycle will be 30 to 50 percent stronger than the…

NEW MAP OF MILKY WAY

Nearly 400 years after Galileo determined the wispy Milky Way actually comprises myriad individual stars, scientists…