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'Everyday Astronaut' Tackles SpaceX Rocket Landings in Episode 2!
May 19, 2018 | ArticleIf you've ever wondered how SpaceX manages to land its rockets, the Everyday Astronaut is here to help.
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New NASA Chief Bridenstine Says Humans Contribute to Climate Change 'in a Major Way'
May 19, 2018 | ArticleNASA's new administrator, Jim Bridenstine, said that he knows Earth's climate is changing, and that humans contribute to it "in a major way," also supporting NASA's research into that important area.
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Why Formamide May Have Been Early Life's Alternative to Water
May 19, 2018 | ArticleWater is the basis for life as we know it, but did life's building blocks form without it?
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On This Day In Space! May 19, 2000: STS-101 Launches with 1st 'Glass Cockpit'
May 19, 2018 | ArticleOn May 19, 2000, the space shuttle Atlantis launched with the very first "glass cockpit." See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.
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What is Solar Wind?
May 18, 2018 | ReferenceSolar wind is a constant stream of plasma and particles emanating from the sun.
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NASA Chief Laments Texas School Shooting Near Johnson Space Center
May 18, 2018 | ArticleNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine expressed anguish to the news of a school shooting in Texas today (May 18), a tragedy that occurred near the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Back in Action? Mars Rover Curiosity to Test New Drilling Technique Saturday
May 18, 2018 | ArticleA mechanical problem knocked Curiosity's drill out of commission in late 2016. Mission team members have been studying ways to get the drill back online ever since, and they plan to test a promising work-around this weekend.
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Space Calendar 2018: Launches, Sky Events & More
May 18, 2018 | ArticleHere's a guide to the major astronomical events of the next year, as well as space launches and milestones for spacecrafts already in travel.
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Chaotic, Shapeless Galaxy Glitters in Dazzling Hubble Telescope View
May 18, 2018 | ArticleThis shapeless blob of a galaxy is home to many clusters of bright, blue newborn stars, which form in pockets around the outskirts of its cloudy, yellow-white core.
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NASA's New Exoplanet Hunter Just Buzzed the Moon and Snapped Its 1st Photo!
May 18, 2018 | ArticleThe Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite zoomed within about 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) of the moon yesterday (May 17) in an orbit-shaping maneuver. The spacecraft also recently took its first test image, NASA officials said.
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