Harper government says environmental groups doing “significant” policy research

Members of PrIme Minister Stephen Harper’s government and conservative talk show hosts have publicly described them…

Adorable: Science discovers new raccoon-sized mammal

It’s adorable. It’s got claws that could probably inflict serious damage. It’s about the size of…

NASA Ends Attempts to Fully Recover Kepler Spacecraft, Potential New Missions Considered

Following months of analysis and testing, the Kepler Space Telescope team is ending its attempts to…

NASA Aircraft Take to Skies over Houston for Air Pollution Study

A multi-year NASA science mission soon will be airborne over Houston to help scientists measure and…

NASA, Commercial Crew Partners Fund Additional Development Milestones

NASA announced Thursday it is adding some additional milestones to agreements with three U.S. commercial companies…

NASA Commercial Crew Partner SpaceX Completes Orbit and Entry Review

NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently reviewed the systems critical to…

NASA Hosts NASA TV News Briefing on Upcoming Lunar Mission

NASA will host a news briefing at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 22, at NASA Headquarters,…

NASA Ends Attempts to Fully Recover Kepler Spacecraft, Potential New Missions Considered

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…