NASA’s Next “Top Model,” The Fruit Fly

NASA finds the common fruit fly—Drosophila melanogaster—quite an attractive “model,” but not in the way you…

NASA, Boeing Finish Tests of 757 Vertical Tail With Advanced Technology

NASA's Ames Research Center has completed wind tunnel testing of a full-scale Boeing 757 vertical tail…

Paxi at the Drop Your Thesis Campaign

Paxi at the Drop Your Thesis Campaign during a catapult launch

Luca Parmitano kicked off Italy – Australia rugby match

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano kicked off the Italy - Australia rugby match on 9 November 2013,…

Black hole with disc and jets

Artist’s impression of a black hole feasting on matter from its companion star in a binary…

NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg Available for Satellite Media Interviews

NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg, who returned to Earth on Nov. 10 after 166 days in space,…

NASA Hails Success of Commercial Space Program Private Space Station Resupply Underway, Plans Readied for Astronauts

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Wednesday hailed the success of the agency’s public-private partnership with American companies…

Hubble Catches Stellar Explosions in NGC 6984

Supernovae are intensely bright objects. They are formed when a star reaches the end of its…

Media Invited to See Boeing’s Future 757 Vertical Tail and Talk to Experts

NASA Ames Research Center, in partnership with NASA’s Langley Research Center and Boeing, will host a…

NASA Experts Showcase Science, Technology at Supercomputing Conference

Some of NASA's best and brightest will showcase more than 30 of the agency's exciting computational…