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Counting Down to Soil Moisture
Counting Down to Soil Moisture

January 29th is the target date for the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) launch at 6:20 a.m. PT on a…

‘State of NASA’ Address at Kennedy Space Center
‘State of NASA’ Address at Kennedy Space Center

In the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles…

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Delivers ‘State of NASA’ Address
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Delivers ‘State of NASA’ Address

In the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charlie…

Chicago’s Snowy Aftermath Seen by Satellite
Chicago’s Snowy Aftermath Seen by Satellite

NOAA's GOES-East satellite captured an image of the snow left behind from the fifth-largest blizzard to hit Chicago on Monday.

Deceptively Small
Deceptively Small

Tiny Epimetheus is dwarfed by adjacent slivers of the A and F rings. But is it really?

Five Up in 11 Months
Five Up in 11 Months

With the launch of SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive) on Saturday, January 31, a total of five NASA missions to…

Super View of Glendale and Phoenix
Super View of Glendale and Phoenix

One of the Expedition 35 crew members on the International Space Station used a still camera with a 400 millimeter…

Cloud Streets in the Bering Sea
Cloud Streets in the Bering Sea

Ice, wind, cold temperatures and ocean waters combined to created dramatic cloud formations over the Bering Sea in late January,…

Delta II Two-stage Launch Vehicle
Delta II Two-stage Launch Vehicle

Jan. 31, 2015 -- The two-stage Delta II launch vehicle is launched from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air…

SMAP Takes to the Skies
SMAP Takes to the Skies

A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory onboard is seen in this…