NASA Launches New Carbon-Sensing Mission to Monitor Earth’s Breathing

NASA successfully launched its first spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide at 2:56 a.m. PDT…

Liftoff! OCO-2 Heads to Orbit

July 2, 2014 --  A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket launches with the Orbiting Carbon…

Artist’s impression showing ATV-5 approaching the ISS

Artist's impression showing the ATV-5 approaching the International Space Station (ISS). ESA’s fifth and last Automated…

Dropship with rover

The 'dropship' quadcopter and mockup rover used for testing ESA's latest StarTiger project, Dropter. The dropship steers…

Unboxing a spaceplane

Technology image of the week: The moment when ESA’s IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is removed from…

Unboxing IXV

The moment when ESA’s IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is removed from its protective container, safely inside…

Launch of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 Rescheduled for July 2

The launch of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket…

Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) Aboard Delta II Rocket

The launch gantry is rolled back to reveal the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with…

Southern tip of South America

From 400 km above Earth ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst took this picture of South America as…

Ames 75th Anniversary Living Museum

In partnership with our neighbors in Mountain View and Sunnyvale, the people of NASA Ames will…