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Astronomy and the Night Sky Summer Series Returns July 13
Astronomy and the Night Sky Summer Series Returns July 13

The night sky has inspired us for generations, and the inspiration continues at Assateague Island National Seashore, which holds some…

NASA Invites Media to View Launch of Mission to “Touch” Sun
NASA Invites Media to View Launch of Mission to “Touch” Sun

Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, a historic mission that will revolutionize our understanding of the…

NASA Awards Contract to Continue Operations of JPL
NASA Awards Contract to Continue Operations of JPL

NASA has awarded a contract to Caltech in Pasadena, California, to extend operations of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, also…

NASA Awards Contract for Continued Operations of its Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Awards Contract for Continued Operations of its Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA has awarded a contract to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California, to continue operations of the…

Young Kansans to Call Space Station from Eisenhower Presidential Library
Young Kansans to Call Space Station from Eisenhower Presidential Library

Kansas Boy Scout troops and students will participate in a live downlink event with astronauts aboard the International Space Station next week as…

Astronaut Dan Burbank Retires from NASA
Astronaut Dan Burbank Retires from NASA

NASA Astronaut Dan Burbank, who spent 188 days in space over three missions, is retiring from the agency. Friday, June…

New NASA Research, Hardware Heading to Space Station on 15th SpaceX Resupply Mission
New NASA Research, Hardware Heading to Space Station on 15th SpaceX Resupply Mission

Experiments investigating cellular biology, Earth science and artificial intelligence are among the research heading to the International Space Station following…

NASA Visitor Center Hosting Astronomical Fireworks Presentation
NASA Visitor Center Hosting Astronomical Fireworks Presentation

On July 4 fireworks are the stars of the night. In space, astronomical fireworks occur every night. These explosive events,…

NASA Completes Webb Telescope Review, Commits to Launch in Early 2021
NASA Completes Webb Telescope Review, Commits to Launch in Early 2021

Editor’s note, March 1, 2019: The Webb Independent Review Board (WIRB) established by NASA to assess progress on its James Webb…

Our Solar System’s First Known Interstellar Object Gets Unexpected Speed Boost
Our Solar System’s First Known Interstellar Object Gets Unexpected Speed Boost

Using observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, an international team of scientists have confirmed ′Oumuamua (oh-MOO-ah-MOO-ah), the…