NASA's most detailed views of Saturn's rings are both research and art
The latest images from spacecraft Cassini show never-before-seen detail inside Saturn's rings, allowing researchers to study finer elements.
NASA's pressure-sensitive paint can help it build better rockets
Special pressure-sensitive paint is helping NASA researchers learn how to build better-performing rockets.
Boeing unveils its new line of advanced — and snazzy — blue spacesuits
Boeing just revealed its snazzy blue spacesuits designed for NASA astronauts aboard the company’s upcoming CST-100 Starliner spaceship.
Think science can be art? The Hubble Telescope thinks so with its new gallery
Science can be art too. On Friday, the Hubble Space Telescope organization announced a traveling gallery of images from the telescope.
Consumer drones could carry more with twice the rotors, NASA experiment suggests
Doubling the number of rotors on a drone nearly doubles the trust, leading to larger weight capacities, a NASA experiment shows.
Sip in style with this NASA-approved (and expensive) zero-gravity cup
Developed for use on the International Space Station, the mugs are now available for a pretty penny through a spinoff called Spaceware.
NASA’s first Martians may take shelter in massive, 3D-printed igloos
The Mars Ice Home is a lightweight shelter that can be transported ahead of time and deployed by robotics, before the crew arrives to fill the outer layer.
NASA is taking a closer look at the ocean with a giant laser in the sky
A giant laser in the sky is helping us better understand our oceans. It’s known as the Cloud-Aerosol LIdar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP).
NASA built an infrared sensor inspired by the eyes of a moth
In designing its new infrared camera, NASA engineers looked to nature for inspiration, landing on the spiked eyes of moths that help them see in the dark.
Two organizations tackle saving Earth and settling Mars … via Kickstarter
To save Earth and settle Mars, two organizations have teamed up for a Kickstarter campaign with enormous implications.
Auction winner gets to keep her moon rock bag after court battle with NASA
An Apollo 11 moon rock bag was at the center of a legal battle between NASA and the woman who bought it at a U.S. Marshals Service auction for $995.
NASA sends eight small satellites into orbit to help monitor hurricanes
Eight satellites were launched from a Pegasus rocket to begin NASA's $157 million Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS).
NASA is training underwater drones to explore Europa’s icy oceans
Jupiter's moon Europa is believed to contain icy oceans -- and NASA is using the Earth's oceans to teach drones how to navigate underwater without input.
John Glenn, first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth, longtime senator, dies at 95
John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth has passed away at the age of 95.
NASA collaborates with Amazon’s Alexa to answer all your questions about Mars
NASA has added its own skill to Amazon's AI-based assistant, marking the first time that the space agency collaborated with Alexa.
Ever-changing Earth: Google’s Timelapse update brings the world into clearer view
Google's newly updated Timelapse interactive image system lets you zoom in to any part of the world and see it in stupendous detail.
NASA wants SpaceX to help it survey the Earth's water surface
NASA announced last week that it had tapped SpaceX to launch a satellite that would "make the first-ever global survey of Earth's surface water."
NASA images suggest ExoMars lander exploded during landing
The ESA last week lost contact with its Mars lander minutes before touchdown. Orbital images suggest the lander crash landed and exploded. Now we know why.
Launch of GOES-R satellite a game-changing moment for weather forecasting
NASA and NOAA successfully launched the GOES-R weather satellite this past weekend. What comes next could be revolutionary for weather forecasting.
The ‘physics-defying’ EmDrive actually works, NASA declares in peer-reviewed paper
It's been nearly two decades in the making, but as NASA will tell you, hard work pays off. It's finally published a peer-reviewed paper on the EM Drive.
Top European scientists want to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid — again
A team of international scientists want to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid.
SpaceX may have finally zeroed in on cause of September’s rocket explosion
A fueling issue caused a SpaceX rocket to blow up on the launchpad during a test. While the issue has been identified, SpaceX may have more trouble ahead.
Two decades in the making: NASA completes most powerful space telescope
The largest and most expensive space telescope in history is finally complete, NASA announced last week, as the 20-year construction project came to an end.
We’re better prepared for an asteroid strike, thanks to NASA’s Scout program
An asteroid passed 310,000 miles away from Earth last night but, thanks to a new asteroid-tracking system, it didn’t catch astronomers flat-footed.
Photo op: The biggest supermoon in 30 years is coming in 2 weeks
In just two weeks, the moon will be the closest to Earth its been since January 1948 and the closest it will be until November 25, 2034.
After 115-day mission, International Space Station astronauts safely return home
A three-astronaut crew made a landing in Kazakhstan after an only three-and-a-half hour journey from the International Space Station late Saturday night.
Hubble finds 10 times the number of galaxies in our universe, making Earth but a grain of sand
A recent survey of the Southern sky has allowed Hubble to confirm the existence of 10 times the number of galaxies in the universe.
Supply ship successfully arrives at International Space Station
The Cygnus cargo spacecraft was captured by the ISS’ robotic arm today. The ship carried materials for science experiments and other supplies for the crew.
Spiders on Mars? Citizen scientists help NASA spot the strange formations
The team behind the NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Obiter had too many images to analyze without a little help. So they asked volunteers to offer a hand.
President Obama promotes exploration of Mars through private-public partnership
President Barack Obama revisited Mars this morning in a piece published by CNN.
