On Nov. 20, 1953, shortly before the 50th anniversary of powered flight, A. Scott Crossfield piloted…
Space science joins battle against cancer
Ground-breaking techniques which will be used to find tiny planets orbiting stars outside our Solar System…
ISS MARKS FIVE YEARS IN ORBIT
The International Space Station reached the historic five years in space milestone on November 20, 2003.…
Space robot will help prevent landslides
One of the largest robots ever constructed will also be one of the most agile, thanks…
VIDEO SERIES ANSWERS KIDS’ QUESTIONS
NASA is launching 28 brand-new 60-second “news breaks” for the Kids Science News Network (KSNN). The…
MOST DISTANT X-RAY JET DISCOVERED
The most distant jet ever observed was discovered in an image of a quasar made by…
MERIS earns high marks
More than 150 researchers from across Europe, Canada, the United States, China and as far away…
LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE TECHNOLOGY BRINGS RELIEF
A nurse holds a strange-looking device, moving it slowly toward a young patient’s face. The note-card-sized…
VISITOR CENTER UNVEILS “ADVENTURES IN FLIGHT”
NASA’s Langley Research Center visitor center in Hampton, Va., is celebrating the centennial of flight by…
Going to Mars for Christmas
Europe’s mission to the Red Planet, Mars Express, is on schedule to arrive at the planet…