NASA
Ready to Leave Low Earth Orbit? Prototype Construction Begins for a Deep Space Habitat
As part of NASA's NextSTEP-2 program, Lockheed Martin was recently awarded a Phase II contract to continue work on their…
Dream Chaser Mini-Shuttle to Fly ISS Resupply Missions on ULA Atlas V
The first two missions of the unmanned Dream Chaser mini-shuttle carrying critical cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) for…
Hey Map Collectors, Here’s a New Map of Pluto!
Using data from the New Horizons spacecraft, the mission team has created some new maps of Pluto and its largest…
Clean Room Tour with NASA’s Next Gen Tracking Data Relay Satellite TDRS-M, Closeout Incident Under Review – Photos
ASTROTECH SPACE OPERATIONS/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The last of NASA’s next generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TRDS) designed…
NASA to Use Converted Bombers to Chase Totality
In a classic swords to plowshares move, two converted WB-57 aircraft flown by NASA's Airborne Science Program and scientists from…
Why Are Planets Round?
Why are the planets round? For that matter, why are all the big objects in the Universe this shape? The…
VP Pence Vows Return to the Moon, Boots on Mars during KSC Visit
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Vice President Mike Pence, during a whirlwind visit to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida,…
Titan’s Lakes are Nice and Calm. The Perfect Spot for a Landing
A recent study has shown that Titan's methane lakes experience very low waves, which could make it an ideal landing…
Is Time To Go Back to Uranus and Neptune? Revisiting Ice Giants of the Solar System
We’ve only seen Uranus and Neptune one time up close. There are now some mission ideas in the works that…
No, NASA (Still) Has Not Discovered Proof of Alien Life
It seems that every few months or so, breathless claims surface on the internet that NASA is about to make…