Scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on…
NASA’S Kepler Mission Discovers Its First Rocky Planet
Kepler confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet, named Kepler-10b. Measuring 1.4 times the size…
NASA Schedules News Conference About Space Shuttle Status
NASA managers will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. CST Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the…
First Appearance
Space shuttle Enterprise made its first appearance mated to supportive propellant containers/boosters cluster, as it was…
Saturn secrets revealed
Thirty years ago the Voyager spacecraft offered the first closeup views of Saturn. Launched in 1997…
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden’s Statement on the Shooting of Congresswoman Giffords
We at NASA are deeply shocked and saddened by the senseless shooting of Representative Giffords and…
Plasma jets explain sun’s outer heat
Scientists have long puzzled over why the sun's outer atmosphere is hotter than its surface, but…
Safety probe delays space shuttle launch until late February
The space shuttle Discovery is expected to launch no sooner than Feb. 27 as NASA continues…