NASA Spacecraft Nears Historic Dwarf Planet Arrival

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has returned new images captured on approach to its historic orbit insertion at…

NASA Astronauts on Space Station to Speak Live with Dallas Students

NASA astronauts on the International Space Station will speak with students and faculty from the School…

Simulating space for JWST’s four infrared instruments

Building a space telescope is no mean feat. Conditions here on Earth are drastically different from…

Astronaut Salutes Nimoy From Orbit

International Space Station astronaut Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) tweeted this image of a Vulcan hand salute from…

NASA Administrator Remembers Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy was an inspiration to multiple generations of engineers, scientists, astronauts, and other space explorers.…

NASA Sets Coverage for Launch of Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission

NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission is set to lift off at 10:44 p.m. EDT Thursday, March…

14 February close flyby, 16:12 GMT

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 15.3 km from…

14 February close flyby, 16:12 GMT

This single frame Rosetta navigation camera image was taken from a distance of 15.3 km from…

Finally visible

NASA astronaut Terry Virts pictured on 21 February during the first of three International Space Station…

A galactic cloak for an exploding star

The galaxy pictured here is NGC 4424, located in the constellation of Virgo. It is not…