The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the U.S. government agency in charge of the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. Founded in 1958, NASA is a civilian space agency aimed at exploring the universe with space telescopes, satellites, robotic spacecraft, astronauts and more. The space agency has 10 major centers based across the U.S. and launches robotic and crewed missions from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Florida. Its astronaut corps is based at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. To follow NASA's latest mission, follow the space agency on Twitter or any other social channel, visit: nasa.gov.
Latest articles by NASA

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's Chief Scientist, Dr Jim Green, talks to NEO Observation Program Manager for an episode of the Gravity Assist podcast.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's Chief Scientist, Dr Jim Green, talks to solar physicist Alex Young.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
This week, NASA's Jim Green is joined by Melinda Kahre, who manages the Mars Climate Modeling Center at NASA's Ames Research Center and is an expert in Martian dust storms.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's Chief Scientist, Dr Jim Green, speaks to Kepler scientist Jon Jenkins about hunting exoplanets.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's new Chief Scientist, Dr Jim Green, talks to Bruce Banerdt, who is the lead scientist on the latest mission to Mars: InSight.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's new Chief Scientist, Dr Jim Green, speaks to Martin Still, who is the Program Manager on the TESS mission, about how its quest to discover nearby exoplanets.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, talks to solar physicist Nicky Fox about a forthcoming mission to study the Sun's corona.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, talks to author Andy Weir about his science fiction novels that take place in the near-future on the Moon and Mars.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
What's the next stop for NASA's New Horizons spacecraft? Jim Green finds out as he talks to the mission's Principal Investigator, Alan Stern.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, talks to NASA Goddard's Amy Simon, who studies the outer planets Uranus and Neptune.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, talks to Linda Spilker of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who is the Project Scientist for the Cassini mission.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
Exploring Venus with Jim Green and David Grinspoon on NASA's new planetary science podcast, Gravity Assist.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, talks to Tom Wagner of the Agency's Earth Science Division on the Gravity Assist Podcast.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, talks to planetary scientist Dr Jared Espley of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, talks to planetary geologist Sarah Noble about the Moon.

By NASA, Astrobiology Magazine Published
NASA's Planetary Science Division Director, Jim Green, talks to the MAVEN mission's Principal Investigator Brice Jakosky and NASA's leading Mars scientist, Michael Meyer.

By NASA Published
The Freedom was intended to be a permanently inhabited orbiting base.

By NASA Published
Engineers inspect a boilerplate Mercury capsule.

By NASA Published
Astronaut Kathy Sullivan poses for a picture with her space suit.

By NASA Published
A Mercury spacecraft lands in the ocean after launched from Little Joe in a High-Q-Abort test.
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!


