NASA has signed a $424 million modification to its contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency…
Springtime in the Bay of Biscay
Springtime in the Bay of Biscay, off the coast of France, as in most places, is…
Apollo-Era Test Stand Being Prepared for SLS Core Stage Testing
Before NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) flies to space on its inaugural mission in 2017,…
Saturn’s north-pole hurricane close up
Spectacular close-up view of Saturn’s north-pole hurricane, as seen by the international Cassini spacecraft, revealing the…
Meet the Proba-V team: Davy Vrancken, QinetiQ Space Project Manager
QinetiQ Space in Belgium is serving as prime contractor for the Proba-V mission, as it did…
The remains of a star gone supernova
These delicate wisps of gas make up an object known as SNR B0519-69.0, or SNR 0519…
NASA, NSBRI Select 23 Proposals to Support Crew Health on Missions
NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) of Houston will…
Herschel Completes Its ‘Cool’ Journey in Space
The Herschel observatory, a European space telescope for which NASA helped build instruments and process data,…
Kepler Mission Manager Update
The team recently completed a monthly science data download, marking the successful completion of Quarter 16…