Herschel Finds Star Possibly Making Planets Past Its Prime

A star thought to have passed the age at which it can form planets may in…

Water Bubble in Space

NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, Expedition 34 commander, watches a water bubble float freely between him and…

Comet-like ionosphere at Venus

The change in ionosphere of Venus during normal solar wind conditions (left) and reduced solar wind…

Kepler Mission Manager Update: Kepler Returns to Science Mode

After a "wheel rest" safe mode that began on January 17, 2013, NASA's Kepler spacecraft returned…

NASA to Launch Ocean Wind Monitor to Space Station

In a clever reuse of hardware originally built to test parts of NASA's QuikScat satellite, the…

Andromeda’s Colorful Rings

The ring-like swirls of dust filling the Andromeda galaxy stand out colorfully in this new image…

NASA Selects Experimental Commercial Suborbital Flight Payloads

NASA's Flight Opportunities Program has selected 13 cutting-edge space technology payloads for flights on commercial reusable…

Hubble watches the lights go out

Galaxy 2MASX J09442693+0429569 imaged by Hubble. This elliptical galaxy has entered a transitional phase from a…

Cool Andromeda

ESA Herschel space observatory image of Andromeda (M31) using both PACS and SPIRE instruments to observe…

NASA Airborne Science: Studying our Environment

News media and social media followers learn about NASA's airborne Earth and environmental science program, briefed…