Air Force Space Command announced the winners of the 2012 Media Contest Feb. 12. The first…
Naming Pluto’s moons
The SETI Institute wants to enlist YOU in the long overdue quest to name Pluto’s moons,…
NASA’S Orion Lands Safely on Two of Three Parachutes in Test
NASA engineers have demonstrated the agency's Orion spacecraft can land safely if one of its three…
NASA Satellite Data Find Freshwater Losses in Middle East
A new study using data from a pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites finds that large parts…
Curiosity Rover’s Self Portrait at ‘John Klein’ Drilling Site, Cropped
This rectangular version of a self-portrait of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity combines dozens of exposures taken…
ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft in orbit around a comet
Rosetta is the first spacecraft to orbit a comet. It is the first spacecraft to observe…
ESA’s Rosetta lander Philae landing on the nucleus of a comet
The challenge of landing on a comet is not to bounce away again. Philae lands on…