RBSP Launch Postponed Again
The RBSP-carrying Atlas 5 on its launch pad August 24. The launch has now been delayed to August 30 (Credits: United Launch Alliance/Pat... Read more →
Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dead at 82
Neil Armstrong's official NASA photograph taken in preparation for his Apollo 11 mission (Credits: NASA). Neil Armstrong, most famous as the... Read more →
One Small Step For a Man, One Giant Leap Into History
Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon (Credits: NASA) The passing of Neil Armstrong is arguably the end of an era. ... Read more →
Space Bacteria, Plants Hold Lessons for Earth
Mission Specialist Rex Walheim works on the BRIC-SyNRGE experiment aboard space shuttle Atlantis during the STS-135 mission (Credits: NASA/QinetiQ... Read more →
Russian Shame after Proton Failure: Government Gives Roscosmos One Month for Substantial Changes
The chief of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) Vladimir Popovkin probably hasn't had the best month of his life. After the August 6 Proton failure... Read more →
Curiosity Landing Site Named for Ray Bradbury
NASA has named the site of Curiosity's landing on Mars for the late author Ray Bradbury. In this video from November 12, 1971, Ray Bradbury takes... Read more →