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Four Up, One to Go
Four Up, One to Go

The Cloud Aerosol Transport System instrument, built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, launched to the International…

SDO Sees M5.6-class Solar Flare — Jan. 12, 2015
SDO Sees M5.6-class Solar Flare — Jan. 12, 2015

The sun emitted an M5.6-class flare, peaking at 11:24 p.m. EST on Jan. 12, 2015.

Little Bright Spot
Little Bright Spot

A bright spot can be seen on the left side of Rhea in this image. The spot is the crater…

NASA Contribution: Air Traffic Management Tools
NASA Contribution: Air Traffic Management Tools

NASA-developed software tools deployed in the 1990s – CTAS, TMA –are the backbone of many air traffic control systems. They…

NASA Contribution: Supercritical Wing
NASA Contribution: Supercritical Wing

During the 1960s and 1970s, NASA scientist Richard Whitcomb led a team of researchers to develop and test a series…

Jan. 12, 1986 Early Morning Space Shuttle Launch
Jan. 12, 1986 Early Morning Space Shuttle Launch

On Jan. 12, 1986, the space shuttle Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center at 6:55 a.m. EST on the STS-61C…

SMAP Data Aids Agriculture
SMAP Data Aids Agriculture

On January 29, 2015, NASA will launch its soil moisture mapper satellite, SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive). An innovative satellite…

Falcon 9 Rocket Roars to Life
Falcon 9 Rocket Roars to Life

Jan. 10, 2015 -- At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40, the nine rocket engines roar to…

Falcon 9 Two-stage Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 Two-stage Launch Vehicle

Jan. 10, 2015 -- The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the…