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…