Canadian lasers to aid NASA asteroid exploration

NASA has approved an $800-million proposal to land an unmanned probe on a distant asteroid that's…

AJISAI received the Tsuboi Prize of the Geodetic Society of Japan (Group Prize)

Endeavour’s Late Inspection Complete

Space shuttle Endeavour's crew completed today's inspection of the shuttle's thermal protection system at 2:16 a.m.…

STS-134 MCC Status Report #21

Endeavour crew members spent much of their day on late inspection of the shuttle’s thermal protection…

STS-134 MCC Status Report #22

The final spacewalk to be performed by shuttle crew astronauts is planned today. Mission Specialists Greg…

NASA Awards Contract For Icesat-2 Laser Systems

NASA has selected Fibertek of Herndon, Va., to design, develop, fabricate, test and deliver laser systems…

NASA-Funded Scientists Make Watershed Lunar Discovery

A team of NASA-funded researchers has measured for the first time water from the moon in…

Media Events Set For Aquarius/Sac-D Satellite Launch Next Month

The launch of the Aquarius/SAC-D observatory is scheduled for June 9, from NASA's Space Launch Complex…

NASA-Funded Scientists Make Lunar Watershed Discovery

A team of NASA-funded researchers has measured for the first time water from the moon in…

NASA’S Spitzer Sees Crystal “Rain” In Outer Clouds Of Infant Star

Tiny crystals of a green mineral called olivine are falling down like rain on a burgeoning…