NASA is about to launch six new next-generation Earth-observing small satellites — some as small as a...
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Wikimedia Commons 11.03.2016 Humans sometimes struggle to adjust to Daylight Saving Time, but just measuring the exact...
Computers weren’t always made of motherboards and CPUs. At one time, they were human! And at NASA’s...
View above Saturn / NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Saturn appears as a serene globe amid tranquil rings in...
This color-enhanced image of the Martian landscape was taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover in 2012. / NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view as it closed in on Jupiter’s north pole, about two hours...
10.19.2016 After investigating the upper atmosphere of the Red Planet for a full Martian year, NASA’s MAVEN...
This artist’s rendering shows NASA’s Juno spacecraft making one of its close passes over Jupiter. / Credits:...
There are no gas stations or power outlets in space. That’s why NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars–and...
10.12.2016 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins inspected the Bigelow Aerospace Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) attached to the International...
By John Holdren and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden / 10.11.2016 Today, President Obama outlined a vision to...
This scene from NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity shows “Wharton Ridge,” which forms part of the southern wall...
10.06.2016 When you need tools or parts for something you’re working on around the house, you head...
This September 2016 self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the “Quela” drilling location...
By Bob Granath / 09.30.2016 NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida As NASA continues preparing for the Journey...
The OSIRIS narrow-angle camera aboard the Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft captured this image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on...
Artist’s concept of Rosetta shortly before hitting Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on Sept. 30, 2016. / Credits: ESA/ATG medialab...
09.27.2016 NASA is on a journey to Mars, with a goal of sending humans to the Red...
This composite image shows suspected plumes of water vapor erupting at the 7 o’clock position off the...
09.21.2016 NASA is seeking innovative technology for the agency’s future exploration missions in the solar system and...
09.16.2016 Two years after selecting the next generation of American spacecraft and rockets that will launch astronauts...
Since NASA’s Cassini spacecraft arrived at Saturn, the planet’s appearance has changed greatly. This view shows Saturn’s...
The first results from the Gaia satellite, which is completing an unprecedented census of more than one...
As part of the Asteroid Redirect Mission, NASA plans to send a robotic spacecraft to an asteroid...
Artist’s impression of dark matter clumps around a Milky Way-like galaxy. The discovery of two massive holes...
The red box clearly shows where the lander is hiding. ESA By Dr. Monica Grady / 09.06.2016...
09.08.2016 NASA’s first asteroid sampling mission launched into space at 7:05 p.m. EDT Thursday from Cape Canaveral...
The story of oceans is the story of life. Oceans define our home planet, covering the majority...
Artist’s impression of the surface of the planet Proxima b, orbiting Proxima Centauri. ESO/M. Kornmesserc By Dr....
Margaret Hamilton, lead Apollo flight software designer, inside the Command Module. / NASA In 1969, the world...