NASA's OPALS to Beam Data From Space Via Laser

NASA will use the International Space Station to test a new communications technology that could dramatically…

NASA Astronaut Tom Marshburn Discusses Spaceflight at Newseum During Live Spacewalk

NASA is inviting news media representatives to a discussion with astronaut Tom Marshburn from 8:00-9:30 a.m.…

CU students gain experience at Buckley pharmacy

Luca Parmitano’s first spacewalk

Astronauts Luca Parmitano and Chris Cassidy switched their spacesuits to battery power and began their spacewalk…

Waving at Saturn on Friday July 19th

Humanity is about to have its picture taken. On July 19, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will pass…

Washing your hair in space is no easy task

Chris Hadfield might be back on earth but that doesn’t mean the International Space Station (ISS)…

NASA Satellite Provides First View of the Solar System’s Tail

Like a comet, the solar system has a tail. NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has for…

Planet Proba-V

Technology image of the week: the first global map from ESA's recently launched Proba-V mission

Probing vegetation across the globe

The first global map of vegetation from the recently launched Proba-V has been unveiled, demonstrating that…

Proba-V first global map

First uncalibrated global mosaic of vegetation from Proba-V, June 2013.