PORTRAIT OF LIFE AND DEATH IN THE UNIVERSE

In a small galaxy lies a luminous cloud of gas and dust, called a nebula, which…

SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT

The Space Shuttle fleet is housed and processed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.…

HEAVY SMOKE “CHOKES” CLOUDS ?

Using data from NASA’s Aqua satellite, agency scientists found heavy smoke from burning vegetation inhibits cloud…

AirSar’s Archaeology

An international team of scientists from NASA and other research institutions embarked on a three-week expedition…

Water on Mars?

Scientists have concluded the part of Mars NASA’s Opportunity rover is exploring was soaking wet in…

NEW CLASS OF BLACK HOLES ?

Mysterious, powerful X-ray sources found in nearby galaxies may represent a new class of objects, according…

CASSINI VIEWS SATURN

Four months before its scheduled arrival at Saturn, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft sent its best color postcard…

STUDENT EXPERIMENTS TO FLY

NASA has selected students from six high schools around the country to prepare and fly their…

SPACE TECHNOLOGY HALL OF FAME

The Space Foundation today announced the selection of four “down to earth” technologies for induction into…

NEUTRON STAR EXPLOSION

A neutron star halfway across the Milky Way galaxy is ready for its close-up. A rare…