Prototype space station module inflated on NASA’s second try
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Saturday inflated an experimental fabric module that may provide a less expensive and safer option for housing crews during long stays in space,...
NASA to Televise Expansion Operations for Bigelow Expandable Activity Module
NASA and Bigelow Aerospace will make a second attempt at 9 a.m. EDT Saturday, May 28, to expand the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), currently attached to the International Space Station....
New Horizons’ Best Close-Up of Pluto’s Surface
This is the most detailed view of Pluto’s terrain you’ll see for a very long time. This mosaic strip – extending across the hemisphere that faced the New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past Pluto on...
NASA Radar Finds Ice Age Record in Mars’ Polar Cap
Scientists using radar data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the planet’s north polar ice cap. The new...
NASA Scientists Explain the Art of Creating Digital Hurricanes
Every day, scientists at NASA work on creating better hurricanes – on a computer screen. At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, a team of scientists spends its days...
New Stamps Honoring NASA Planetary Discoveries Debut May 31
Coming next week to a post office near you: new “Views of Our Planets” Forever stamps featuring iconic images of the planets in our solar system, including the well-known “Blue Marble” photo of...
NASA: Solar Storms May Have Been Key to Life on Earth
Our sun’s adolescence was stormy—and new evidence shows that these tempests may have been just the key to seeding life as we know it. Some 4 billion years ago, the sun shone with only about...
Astronomers confirm the faintest early galaxy ever detected
An international team of scientists has detected and confirmed the faintest early-universe galaxy ever using the W. M. Keck Observatory on the summit on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The team detected the...
