NASA announces the end of Kepler reaction wheel testing, and the end of the prime mission…
Magnetic loop on magnetar SGR 0418
Artist impression of a magnetar with a ‘magnetic loop'. This is the interpretation of data collected…
Perseid meteor shower 2013 (photos)
The meteor shower occurs every year in August when the Earth passes through the debris and…
NASA Hosts Kepler Spacecraft Status Teleconference
NASA will host a news teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 15, to discuss the…
NASA Announces New Strategic Vision for Aeronautics Research
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has unveiled a new strategic vision that will better align the work…
Stars fleeing a cosmic crash
Astronomical pictures sometimes deceive us with tricks of perspective. Right in the centre of this image,…
Survey by microplanes
Smart and quick land surveys by unmanned microplanes are now offered by the German company MAVinci,…
Dwarf Galaxy Caught Ramming Into a Large Spiral Galaxy
Observations with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed a massive cloud of multimillion-degree gas in a…
Spaceflight Alters Bacterial Social Networks
When astronauts launch into space, a microbial entourage follows. Researching these microbes in microgravity may minimize…