Join Dr. Mark Swain on Nov. 12-13, 2009, in Pasadena, Calif., for two free lectures about detecting and characterizing the atmospheres of planets circling stars other than the sun. Or watch the live webcast online.
Follow this blog for updates and information about the Ares I-X test flight.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter sends close-up views of gullies, craters and ice layers.
Mission engineers working on the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite discuss what it’s like to build a satellite from scratch.
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NASA's new Station Spacewalk Game gives players the experience of what it's like to work outside a spacecraft.
Use the videos and educational materials in this kit to inspire and engage your students in America's return to the moon on Oct. 9, 2009.
Submit your video answering why you think space exploration is important and it could be featured online!
What kind of things do humans need to live and work on the lunar surface?
Undergraduate students are encouraged to apply for the chance to design, fabricate and test a reduced-gravity experiment. Proposals are due Oct. 28, 2009.
Humans might not be walking on Earth today if not for the ancient fusing of two microscopic, single-celled organisms called prokaryotes, NASA-funded research has found.
Join Dr. David Crisp on Sept. 17-18, 2009, in Pasadena, Calif., for two free lectures about greenhouse gas-monitoring satellites and the data they're returning. Or watch the live webcast online.
The STS-128 crew will deliver logistics and supplies to the International Space Station.
NASA and Google announced the launch of an interactive, 3D atlas of the moon, viewable with Google Earth.
The Hinode satellite captured images of the moon traversing the face of the sun during a solar eclipse on July 22, 2009. View this video to see the images and learn more.
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Join Tom Rivellini on Aug. 20-21, 2009, in Pasadena, Calif., for two free lectures about the unusual landing system that will place the Mars Science Laboratory on the surface of the Red Planet. Or watch the live webcast online.
The crew members of STS-127 are carrying tokens reflecting their past accomplishments.
Explore the landing site at the Sea of Tranquility and go inside the lunar module Eagle.
In observance of the 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon, audio from the entire Apollo 11 mission will be replayed at exactly the same time and date it was broadcast in 1969.
Relive each Apollo mission with video, photos and a unique animated comic.
The STS-127 crew will install elements of the Japanese Kibo laboratory complex.