Kathy Lueders Selected to Lead NASA’s Human Spaceflight Office
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Friday selected Commercial Crew Program Manager Kathy Lueders to be the agency’s next associate administrator of the Human Exploration and...
NASA to Announce Selection of Company to Fly VIPER Rover to Moon
NASA will announce the commercial provider selected to deliver NASA’s new water-hunting mobile robot, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), to the South...
NASA Awards Contracts for Architect-Engineer Services
NASA has selected BRPH Architects Engineers Inc. of Melbourne, Florida, Affiliated Engineers SE, Inc. of Newberry, Florida, and Nelson Engineering Co. of Merritt Island,...
NASA Awards Northrop Grumman Artemis Contract for Gateway Crew Cabin
NASA has finalized the contract for the initial crew module of the agency’s Gateway lunar orbiting outpost.
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The Red Planet’s Holden Crater
The Red Planet's Holden Crater
2020-06-08 06:26:00
Exquisite layering is revealed emerging from the sand in southern Holden Crater. Sequences like these offer a window into...
Hubble Catches Cosmic Snowflakes
Hubble Catches Cosmic Snowflakes
2020-06-05 04:30:00The stars of the globular cluster NGC 6441 sparkle peacefully in the night sky, about 13,000 light-years from the Milky...
NASA Awards MOSSI Contract
NASA has awarded the Marshall Operations, Systems, Services and Integration (MOSSI) contract to SGT LLC of Greenbelt, Maryland.
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NASA Invites Media to Launch of Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, designed to better understand the geology of Mars and seek signs...
NASA Selects Astrobotic to Fly Water-Hunting Rover to the Moon
NASA has awarded Astrobotic of Pittsburgh $199.5 million to deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s South Pole in late...
NASA Assigns Astronaut Kate Rubins to Expedition 63/64 Crew
NASA has assigned astronaut Kate Rubins to a six-month mission to the International Space Station as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition...
Grand Finale: One of Cassini’s Last Dives
Grand Finale: One of Cassini's Last Dives
2020-06-11 06:52:00
This illustration imagines the view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft during one of its final dives between Saturn...
Preparing Perseverance Mars Rover to Collect Samples on the Red Planet
Preparing Perseverance Mars Rover to Collect Samples on the Red Planet
2020-06-03 06:17:00
The samples Apollo 11 brought back to Earth from the Moon were...
Ice Melt Accelerates Regional Freshwater Depletion
Ice Melt Accelerates Regional Freshwater Depletion
2020-06-02 06:14:00
A small glacier in the Arctic region of Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, as photographed by NASA's Airborne Tropical...
Space Station Instrument Helps Researchers to Understand Lightning
Space Station Instrument Helps Researchers to Understand Lightning
2020-06-04 06:02:00
Lightning flashes from a storm cloud to strike the ground. Such bolts represent only a small...
Demo-2: Launching Into History
Demo-2: Launching Into History
2020-06-01 05:59:00
On Saturday, May 30, 2020, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on...
Demo-2 Launch: Setting Forth on a Historic Journey
Demo-2 Launch: Setting Forth on a Historic Journey
2020-05-30 16:22:00
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched from Launch...
NASA Administrator, Sen. Cruz, Rep. Babin to Discuss Crew Dragon Test
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Brian Babin of Texas will hold a news conference at 1 p.m....
Liftoff! Demo-2 Heads to the Space Station
Liftoff! Demo-2 Heads to the Space Station
2020-05-30 12:58:00
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2...
NASA Astronauts Launch from America in Test of SpaceX Crew Dragon
For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its...
SpaceX Demo-2: A New Era in Human Spaceflight
SpaceX Demo-2: A New Era in Human Spaceflight
2020-05-30 06:12:00
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen illuminated...
Next NASA Advisory Council Meeting Postponed
The NASA Advisory Council (NAC) virtual public meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, has been postponed until further notice.
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Eight US Manufacturers Selected to Make NASA COVID-19 Ventilator
After receiving more than 100 applications, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California has selected eight U.S. manufacturers to make a new ventilator...
Updates to Coverage of NASA SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas...
Imagining Another Earth
Imagining Another Earth
2020-05-28 07:27:00
This artist's concept shows exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star.
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SpaceX Looks To Make History, Returning Manned Spaceflight To U.S.
HAWTHORNE (CNS) - Hawthorne-based SpaceX will look to make aerospace history Wednesday when it attempts to launch two astronauts bound for the International Space...
SpaceX Ready To Launch NASA Astronauts, Back On Home Turf
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — A SpaceX rocket is ready to boost two NASA astronauts into orbit Wednesday, the...
Sunrise from Launch Complex 39A
Sunrise from Launch Complex 39A
2020-05-27 05:05:00
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the launch pad...
Coverage of Landmark NASA SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight on Wednesday, May 27, carrying NASA astronauts...
Hubble Sees Brilliant Tapestry of Stars
Hubble Sees Brilliant Tapestry of Stars
2020-05-29 06:46:00
The brilliant tapestry of young stars flaring to life resembles a glittering fireworks display in this Hubble Space...
Leroy Chiao Makes a Bubble in Space
Leroy Chiao Makes a Bubble in Space
2020-05-26 00:20:00
In this iconic image, Staion Commander Leroy Chiao of NASA watches a water bubble float between...
SpaceX’s 1st Astronaut Launch Breaking New Ground For Style For NASA
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first astronauts launched by SpaceX are breaking new ground for style with hip...
First Commercial Space Taxi A Pit Stop On Musk’s Mars Quest
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer
It all started with the dream of growing a rose on Mars.
That vision, Elon Musk’s vision, morphed into a...
NASA Science to Hold Virtual Community Town Hall Meeting
ASA’s Science Mission Directorate will hold a community town hall meeting via teleconference with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and his leadership team...
NASA, SpaceX Bringing Astronaut Launches Back To Home Turf
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast...
SpaceX Falcon 9 Demo-2 Rolled Out At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
SpaceX Demo-2 Rollout
2020-05-21 07:50:00
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the...
NASA Invites Public to Celebrate Historic ‘Launch America’
NASA is inviting the public to help celebrate a historic milestone in human spaceflight as it prepares for #LaunchAmerica – the first flight into...
SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Arrives at Kennedy Space Center
SpaceX Demo-2 Crew Arrives at Kennedy Space Center
2020-05-21 06:01:00
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley listen as NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives...
NASA Telescope Named For ‘Mother of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman
NASA is naming its next-generation space telescope currently under development, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s...
Annie and John Glenn Arrive for the Gemini IV Flight
Annie and John Glenn Arrive for the Gemini IV Flight
2020-05-20 04:31:00
Annie and John Glenn arrive at the Mission Control Center for the Gemini...
NASA Remembers Annie Glenn
The following is a statement on the passing of Annie Glenn, wife of former NASA astronaut Sen. John Glenn:
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Chemist Audrey Miyamoto Prepares Apollo 11 Sample for Analysis
Chemist Audrey Miyamoto Prepares Apollo 11 Sample for Analysis
2020-05-19 05:06:00
Chemist Audrey Miyamoto preparing an Apollo lunar sample to analyze for amino acids at...
NASA to Make Announcement About WFIRST Space Telescope Mission
NASA will host a special edition of NASA Science Live at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 20, to share an exciting announcement about the...
Station Crew Sees Typhoon from Space
Station Crew Sees Typhoon from Space
2020-05-18 06:27:00
The crew of the International Space Station snapped this image of this typhoon in the South Pacific...
High-Altitude Hazes on Jupiter
High-Altitude Hazes on Jupiter
2020-05-14 06:21:00
NASA's Juno mission captured this look at Jupiter's tumultuous northern regions during the spacecraft's close approach to the planet...
NASA TV to Air Launch, Capture of Cargo Ship to Space Station
NASA will broadcast the launch of a Japanese cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station beginning at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 20, live...
Cygnus Says Farewell to the Space Station
Cygnus Says Farewell to the Space Station
2020-05-13 05:53:00
Northrup Grumman's Cygnus resupply ship is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments...
Iowa Native and Astronaut Raja Chari
Iowa Native and Astronaut Raja Chari
2020-05-12 00:26:00
Iowa native astronaut Raja Chari was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class.
The full...
Abell 2384: Bending the Bridge Between Two Galaxy Clusters
Abell 2384: Bending the Bridge Between Two Galaxy Clusters
2020-05-11 07:23:00
Several hundred million years ago, two galaxy clusters collided and then passed through each...
Ricky Arnold: Teacher and Astronaut
Ricky Arnold: Teacher and Astronaut
2020-05-08 06:07:00
NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold takes an out of this world "space-selfie" while conducting a spacewalk on March 29, 2018.
The...
NASA Funds Artemis Student Challenges to Inspire Space Exploration
NASA will award nearly $2.4 million to universities as part of the Artemis Student Challenges, a bold new initiative to inspire the next generation...
Spring Has Sprung at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center
Spring Has Sprung at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center
2020-05-07 01:50:00
Blooming roses at the Armstrong Flight Research Center highlighting the Bell X-IE aircraft.
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Life Detection Systems Chief Vance Oyama Examines Apollo 11 Samples
Life Detection Systems Chief Vance Oyama Examines Apollo 11 Samples
2020-05-06 11:54:00
Life Detection Systems branch chief Vance Oyama operates a specially designed soil distribution...
NASA TV to Air Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Departure from Space Station
Nearly three months after delivering several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station, Northrup Grumman’s unpiloted Cygnus cargo craft is...
Nancy Grace Roman: The Mother of Hubble
Nancy Grace Roman: The Mother of Hubble
2020-05-15 06:48:00
Nancy Grace Roman (1925-2018), NASA's first chief astronomer, is known as the 'Mother of Hubble.'
The full NASA...
The Crab Nebula: Observations Through Time
The Crab Nebula: Observations Through Time
2020-05-05 16:57:00
This composite of the Crab Nebula was made with data from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (blue and...
NASA Builds on Investments in US Small Business’ Technologies
NASA has selected 139 proposals for follow-on funding though the agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
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Joe Acaba Goes from Teacher to Astronaut
Joe Acaba Goes from Teacher to Astronaut
2020-05-04 06:59:00
It's Teacher Appreciation Week and teachers and space travel go hand-in-hand.
The full NASA story can be...
NASA to Provide Coverage of SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and...
NASA Commits to Future Artemis Missions with More SLS Rocket Engines
NASA has awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne of Sacramento, California, to manufacture 18 additional Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engines to support...
Educators to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Educators from across the nation will have an opportunity next week to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
The full NASA...
Sang Choi Earns a Place in NASA’s Inventors Hall of Fame
Sang Choi Earns a Place in NASA's Inventors Hall of Fame
2020-05-01 04:52:00
Sang Choi has worked for NASA for nearly 40 years. Since beginning...
NASA-Developed Ventilator Authorized by FDA for Emergency Use
A new high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA engineers and tailored to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients today was approved by the Food and Drug Administration...
NASA Names Companies to Develop Human Landers for Artemis Missions
NASA has selected three U.S. companies to design and develop human landing systems (HLS) for the agency’s Artemis program, one of which will land...
NASA, Partners Launch Virtual Hackathon to Develop COVID-19 Solutions
NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) are inviting coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, artists, and technologists to...
Shining a Light on Dark Matter
Shining a Light on Dark Matter
2020-04-30 03:48:00
Dark matter, although invisible, makes up most of the universe’s mass and creates its underlying structure.
The full...
Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA’s Next Red Planet Rover Mission
Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA's Next Red Planet Rover Mission
2020-04-29 07:00:00
The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with NASA's Mars...
NASA to Announce Commercial Human Lander Awards for Artemis Missions
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 30, to announce the companies selected to develop modern human landing systems...
30 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope
30 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope
2020-04-28 06:02:00
On April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the cargo bay of space...
NASA Joins the Fight Against COVID-19
NASA Joins the Fight Against COVID-19
2020-04-27 07:13:00
On Friday, April 24, 2020, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visited the White House to brief President Trump...
Space Station Crew Snaps an Image of the Susquehanna River
Space Station Crew Snaps an Image of the Susquehanna River
2020-04-23 23:45:00
The Susquehanna River cuts through the folds of the Valley-and-Ridge province of the Appalachian...
An Otherworldly-Looking Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar
An Otherworldly-Looking Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar
2020-04-22 23:38:00
On the northwestern coast of Madagascar, the salty waters of the Mozambique Channel penetrate inland to join with...
The Black Marble: Our Planet in Brilliant Darkness
The Black Marble: Our Planet in Brilliant Darkness
2020-04-22 04:06:00
This image is one of several global images of the Earth at night released in...
The Gulf Stream in Infrared
The Gulf Stream in Infrared
2020-04-21 04:21:00
This image shows a small portion of the Gulf Stream off of South Carolina as it appeared in...
The Blue Marble: The View From Apollo 17
The Blue Marble: The View From Apollo 17
2020-04-19 23:20:00
Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, people around the world marked the first Earth...
Jessica Meir and Her Crewmates Return Safely from the Space Station
Jessica Meir and Her Crewmates Return Safely from the Space Station
2020-04-17 06:13:00
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir gives a thumbs up after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg...
NASA Astronauts Meir, Morgan, Crewmate Skripochka Return from to Earth
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan returned to Earth Friday, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
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Kepler-1649c: Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Hides in Plain Sight
Kepler-1649c: Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Hides in Plain Sight
2020-04-15 23:13:00
This artist's illustration shows what Kepler-1649c could look like from its surface.
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Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Found Hidden in Early Kepler Data
A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star's habitable zone,...
NASA Astronaut, Air Force General to Talk with Students
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt will discuss leadership for the future of air and space through an online...
Checkpoint: OSIRIS-REx Practices Sample Collection
Checkpoint: OSIRIS-REx Practices Sample Collection
2020-04-14 06:22:00
This image shows sample site Nightingale Crater, OSIRIS-REx’s primary sample collection site on asteroid Bennu.
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NASA TV to Air Landing of Astronauts Meir, Morgan, Crewmate Skripochka
NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, who has spent nine months living and working on the International Space Station, will join fellow NASA astronaut Jessica Meir...
NASA ‘Optometrists’ Verify Mars Perseverance Rover’s 20/20 Vision
NASA 'Optometrists' Verify Mars Perseverance Rover's 20/20 Vision
2020-04-13 05:43:00
Equipped with visionary science instruments, the Mars Perseverance rover underwent an "eye" exam after several cameras...
NASA Marks Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary with #EarthDayAtHome
As the world observes the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, NASA is highlighting the agency’s many contributions to sustaining and...
NASA Looks to University Teams to Advance Aviation Technology
NASA has selected five teams led by university faculty and students to examine a range of technical areas in support of the agency’s aeronautics...
Hubble Spots Spirals Within a Spiral
Hubble Spots Spirals Within a Spiral
2020-04-10 04:35:00
A galaxy having so many distinct rings is rare, making NGC 2273 unusual. Galaxy NGC 2273 hosts...
Imagining Apollo 13 on the Lunar Surface
Imagining Apollo 13 on the Lunar Surface
2020-04-09 22:54:00
Apollo 13 launched on April 11, 1970, on a journey to become the third crew to land...
NASA Awards Propellants and Life Support Services Contract
NASA has awarded a contract to AECOM Management Services Inc. of Germantown, Maryland, to support the agency’s need for propellants and life support services...
Maine Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station
Students from Maine will have an opportunity next week to talk with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station who have special ties to...
NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts arrived Thursday for their mission aboard the International Space Station, temporarily restoring the orbiting laboratory’s population...
Launching the Next Crew to the Space Station
Launching the Next Crew to the Space Station
2020-04-09 06:17:00
The Soyuz MS-16 lifts off from Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday,...
NASA Calls on Gamers, Citizen Scientists to Help Map World’s Corals
NASA invites video gamers and citizen scientists to embark on virtual ocean research expeditions to help map coral reefs around the world in an...
NASA Awards Contract to Deliver Science, Tech to Moon
NASA has selected Masten Space Systems of Mojave, California, to deliver and operate eight payloads – with nine science and technology instruments – to...
Assembling the X-59 QueSST Wing
Assembling the X-59 QueSST Wing
2020-04-08 06:34:00
The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology, or QueSST, wing assembly is lifted by a crane and moved to another area...
NASA Selects Early-Stage Technology Concepts for New, Continued Study
Future technologies that could enable quicker trips to Mars and robotic exploration of ocean worlds might have started out as NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts...
Cardiac Research on the Space Station
Cardiac Research on the Space Station
2020-04-07 07:05:00
Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir conducts cardiac research inside the Life Sciences Glovebox.
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NASA Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Apollo 13 ‘A Successful Failure’
As NASA marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission – which has become known as “a successful failure” that saw the safe...
New NASA Podcast Helps Listeners Explore Our ‘Curious Universe’
NASA’s newest podcast is taking listeners on an adventure to explore the wonders of Earth and help unravel the mysteries of the universe.
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NASA Coverage Set for Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Flight to Space Station
A trio of space travelers, including NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, April 9.
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Eagle Nebula’s Pillars of Creation in Infrared
Eagle Nebula’s Pillars of Creation in Infrared
2020-04-06 06:20:00
In this Hubble Space Telescope image, researchers has revisited one of Hubble's most iconic and popular images:...
NASA Awards FAIMOS II Contract
NASA has awarded the Facility Assurance, Inspection, Monitoring and Occupational Safety (FAIMOS) II contract to Mission Technology of Cleveland to provide support services for...
