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  • Artist's concept of the LCROSS impactor hitting the moon

    Moon Missions Blog  →

    06.30.09 - Read updates from the scientists and engineers behind the LRO and LCROSS missions that are studying the moon.

  • A footprint on the moon's surface

    Destination: Moon

    06.23.09 - This four-part series, authored by Dr. Paul Lowman of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, explores topics related to NASA's journey back to the moon.

  • Earth and moon

    Free Lecture: Exploring the Moon  →

    06.16.09 - Join Dr. Leon Alkalai on July 16-17, 2009, in Pasadena, Calif., for two free lectures about the future of human exploration of the moon. Or watch the live webcast online.

  • artist concept of Kepler in space

    Let the Planet Hunt Begin

    05.13.09 - NASA's Kepler spacecraft has begun its search for other Earth-like worlds.

  • NASA logo

    Now Accepting Proposals  →

    NASA is accepting proposals in response to the "Global Climate Change Education: Research Experiences, Teaching & Learning" Cooperative Agreement Notice.

  • Region showing active star formation

    Free Lecture: The Really Big Picture  →

    06.02.09 - Join astrophysicist Dr. Charles R. Lawrence on June 11-12, 2009, in Pasadena, Calif., for two free lectures about the universe. Or watch the live webcast online.

  • NASA Releases 3-D Views of Space Station and Rover

    05.19.09 - NASA has released an interactive, 3-D photographic collection of the International Space Station and a model of the next Mars rover.

  • Aleksandr Aravkin standing beside a robot

    Exploring the Future

    05.12.09 - Students prepare for their careers while working on future missions in NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate.

  • Diagram of the Hubble Space Telescope

    HubbleSite: The Telescope  →

    05.05.09 - Learn more about how Hubble works and the people behind it.

  • Astronaut Mike Massimino

    Twitter Feed: Astronaut Mike Massimino

    04.21.09 - Follow astronaut Mike Massimino as he tweets about his training leading up to the STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.

  • An artist's concept of one of the STEREO spacecraft

    STEREO Hunts for Remains of Ancient Planet Near Earth  →

    04.28.09 - NASA's twin STEREO probes are searching for remains of an ancient planet that once orbited the sun not far from Earth. If they find anything, it could solve a major puzzle -- the origin of the moon.

  • Benson holds a baseball in the air.

    Glenn Engineer Puts a NASA Spin on Baseball

    04.06.09 - Tom Benson teaches students the physics of flight by comparing airplanes and rockets to baseball.

  • A black and white image of a spacesuit lying on a table

    NASA Material

    04.07.09 - NASA intern Vasana Maneeratana applied her education in materials engineering to the James Webb Space Telescope and the future of spacesuits.

  • Duane Chin

    Stars of Constellation

    Discover the faces behind the hardware that will send humans to the moon and beyond.

  • Vernon Morris sits by equipment aboard the ship

    Sea for Himself

    03.17.09 - Former NASA Administrator's Fellow Vernon Morris follows up on earlier studies during his voyage on a research vessel.

  • Astronaut Michael Foale suits up before the STS-103 launch.

    'Suit Yourself' is Easier Said Than Done

    12.22.08 - On launch day, a space shuttle astronaut's first challenge isn't handling the force of liftoff or adjusting to microgravity -- it's getting dressed.

  • Paula Tucker-Hogan

    NASA Contest Challenges Pre-Service Teachers

    02.25.09 - Colleges and universities will participate in a contest to help new teachers better integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the classroom.

  • Test instrumentation is set up behind the inboard engines of NASA's DC-8

    Alternative Jet Fuels Put to the Test

    02.18.09 - NASA and 11 other research groups are testing two non-petroleum-based jet fuels in the pursuit of alternative fuels that can power commercial jets and address rising oil costs.

  • Read about a project to find Earthlike planets orbiting our closest star.

    Team Begins Search for Earths in the Sun's Backyard

    01.08.08 - A team of planet hunters is looking for Earthlike planets orbiting the sun's closest neighbor.

  • AIRS image of Category 5 Hurricane Katrina

    Storm Surge  →

    01.27.09 - A NASA study links severe weather to climate change.