NASA began testing a new multi-capability microscope this week on the International Space Station. It will…
NASA Announces Winners Of OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Video Contest
NASA has announced the winners of the 2010 NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Award. The contest encouraged…
NASA Creates Glory Satellite Mishap Investigation Board
NASA's Glory mission ended Friday after the spacecraft failed to reach orbit following its launch from…
Captured From the Ground
On Tuesday, March 1 2011, Dirk Ewers caught the International Space Station (ISS) on camera, as…
NASA Astronaut Garrett Reisman Leaves Agency
NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman has left the agency to return to private industry. Reisman is a…
NASA’s Glory Satellite Fails To Reach Orbit
NASA's Glory mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday at 5:09:45 a.m. EST…
President Obama Talks to Shuttle and Station Crews
President Barack Obama made a long-distance call to the dozen members of the Discovery and International…
Carbon fibre stretches from comet to machine tools
Ultra-light carbon-fibre rods used to stiffen a comet probe’s legs are now being harnessed by a…
Mission Extended an Additional Day
Space Shuttle and International Space Station managers decided today to extend the STS-133 mission by an…
Space sleuths solve riddle of missing sunspots
Space scientists on Thursday said they could explain why spots disappeared off the face of the…