Hurricane topples 'Moon Tree' that was on Apollo mission
Winds from Hurricane Irma have toppled a tiny tree that orbited the moon and later grew at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.
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NASA small satellite promises big discoveries
Small satellites provide a cheap, responsive alternative to larger, more expensive satellites. As demand grows, engineers must adapt these "nanosatellites" to provide greater data returns. NASA, in collaboration with educational ...
Video: Cassini's legacy and the atmospheric chemistry of Titan
The Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency, is set to end on Sept. 15.
Image: Orion parachutes measure up in high pressure test
Orion's three main orange and white parachutes help a representative model of the spacecraft descend through sky above Arizona, where NASA engineers tested the parachute system on Sept. 13, 2017, at the U.S. Army Proving ...
When disaster strikes, NASA brings the power of space
It's an unsung NASA program that started quietly nearly a decade ago with the promise to save lives and property worldwide.
NASA's Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft faces fiery finish
After a 20-year voyage, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is poised to dive into Saturn this week to become forever one with the exquisite planet.
Asteroid Florence has two moons
Florence, an asteroid that came within 4.4 million miles (7.0 million kilometers) of Earth last week, has two small moons, according to radar images obtained by NASA.
Image: Voyager 1 Launches aboard Titan III/Centaur
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft launched atop its Titan/Centaur-6 launch vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex in Florida on September 5, 1977, at 8:56 a.m. local time.
'Star Trek' actor Shatner sends message to Voyager
NASA announced the winner Tuesday of a contest to send a message to the Voyager spacecraft which launched 40 years ago on a historic mission to explore the outer planets.
ESA retrieves NASA astronauts with new procedure in wake of hurricane
Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson returned to Earth this morning after their stay on the International Space Station, landing in the steppes of Kazakhstan. From there, ...
