Science Mission Directorate
August 12, 2018
The probe lit up the night sky as it blasted off at 3:31 a.m. EDT. “It was a really clean launch,” Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator […]
February 21, 2017
NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 22, to present new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun, […]
September 16, 2016
So, You’re Still Interested In Astronomy? Hello again. Last time out, we looked at 10 factors that showed how diverse our own Solar System is. This […]
February 22, 2016
The costs and benefits of NASA’s deep space exploration and science programs are popular topics in policy circles and social media discussions this election year. As […]
January 14, 2016
If ever there’s a giant space rock headed for our planet, hopefully bureaucracy will save us. Last week, NASA announced the creation of a new office […]
November 12, 2015
It’s hard to miss the groove marks that crisscross the moon Phobos. But rather than scars from a past encounter with an asteroid or another space […]
August 31, 2015
Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft has a new target to aim for following its historic flyby of Pluto. It is called 2014 MU69, and was one of […]
June 21, 2015
NASA has finished sketching out plans to send a probe to Europa, Jupiter’s most curious moon, and is ready to put the operation into action. “Today […]
May 28, 2015
NASA has started its mission to discover if Jupiter’s icy moon Europa could potentially harbour an ocean teeming with alien life. The agency has selected nine […]