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Secondary Payloads Location on Space Launch System
Secondary Payloads Location on Space Launch System

On its first mission—Exploration Mission 1--the Space Launch System (SLS) will transport secondary payloads mounted inside the Orion Stage Adaptor…

Night Close-up of Martian Sand Grains
Night Close-up of Martian Sand Grains

The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on the robotic arm of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used electric lights at…

Curiosity Self-Portrait at Martian Sand Dune
Curiosity Self-Portrait at Martian Sand Dune

This self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at "Namib Dune," where the rover's activities included scuffing into…

Pluto’s Blue Atmosphere in the Infrared
Pluto’s Blue Atmosphere in the Infrared

This image from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is the first look at Pluto’s atmosphere in infrared wavelengths.

Pluto’s Widespread Water Ice
Pluto’s Widespread Water Ice

New data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft point to more prevalent water ice on Pluto’s surface than previously thought.

NASA Observes Day of Remembrance
NASA Observes Day of Remembrance

Chuck Resnik, brother of Space Shuttle Challenger astronaut Judith Resnik, left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, visit the Space…

Pleiades Supercomputer Simulations Help Explain NASA’s IRIS Solar Observatory Findings
Pleiades Supercomputer Simulations Help Explain NASA’s IRIS Solar Observatory Findings

Researchers around the world are studying the sun to better understand its formation, evolution, and impact on Earth. To help…

Oil Fires in Libya Continue
Oil Fires in Libya Continue

The oil refinery fires in Libya that were started by attacks on oil terminals in Libya in very early January…

This Week in NASA History: Apollo 14 Launches from Kennedy — Jan. 31, 1971
This Week in NASA History: Apollo 14 Launches from Kennedy — Jan. 31, 1971

This week in 1971, Apollo 14 launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

M2-F2 Lifting Body
M2-F2 Lifting Body

The M2-F2 was a joint program between NASA and Northrop Corporation. The aircraft flew 16 times between 1966 and 1967.…