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Herschel Telescope Detects Oxygen Molecules in Space
08.01.11 - The Herschel Space Observatory has provided the first confirmed finding of oxygen molecules in space.
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NASA's WISE Finds Earth's First Trojan Asteroid
07.27.11 - Astronomers studying observations taken by WISE discovered the first known Trojan asteroid orbiting the sun along with Earth.
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Chandra Observes Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole
07.27.11 - The flow of hot gas toward a black hole has been clearly imaged for the first time, using images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Water Source
07.22.11 - Astronomers, including a team led by Matt Bradford of JPL, found a feeding black hole soaking in water vapor.
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Spitzer Sees Spider Web of Stars
07.20.11 - Stars appear to be caught in a galactic web in this new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
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Twisted Tale of our Galaxy's Ring
07.19.11 - New observations from the Herschel Space Observatory show a bizarre, twisted ring of dense gas at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
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Comet Hartley 2 Leaves a Bumpy Trail
07.14.11 - Comet Hartley 2 is a little bit like Hansel and Gretel, leaving behind a trail of ice crumbs as it circles the sun.
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Herschel Helps Solve Mystery of Cosmic Dust Origins
07.07.11 - New observations from the infrared Herschel Space Observatory reveal that an exploding star expelled the equivalent of between 160,000 and 230,000 Earth masses of fresh dust.
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NASA's Hubble Makes One Millionth Science Observation
07.05.11 - On July 4, 2011, Hubble logged its one millionth science observation during a search for water in an exoplanet's atmosphere 1,000 light-years away.
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What's Next For NASA?
01.25.13 - NASA has a robust program of exploration, technology development and scientific research that will last for years to come.