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Space Station Keeps Watch on World's Sea Traffic
As the International Space Station circles Earth, it has been tracking individual ships crossing the seas beneath.
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'The MIRI Has Two Faces'
03.29.12 - A new video takes viewers behind the scenes of the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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ATV-3 Arrives at Station
03.29.12 - The “Edoardo Amaldi” Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) docked automatically to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 6:31 p.m. EDT Wednesday March 28, 2012.
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Astronaut meets Dragon
03.29.12 - In preparation for the upcoming SpaceX demonstration flight, NASA astronaut Megan McArthur performed a crew equipment interface test in Florida.
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Will.i.am on NASA Spinoffs
03.28.12 - Musician Will.i.am talks about some of the agency's outstanding accomplishments in space and how they are used to improve our life on Earth.
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RATS 2012: Asteroid Simulation Mission
03.28.12 - NASA’s Research and Technology Studies team created a simulated near-Earth asteroid exploration mission in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility.
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NASA's Hurricane Twitter Exceeds 200,000 Followers
03.27.12 - NASA's Hurricane Twitter, which posts the web site's updates, exceeded 200,000 followers recently - a landmark that just a few NASA Twitter accounts have reached.
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Successful ATREX Launch From Wallops
03.27.12 - The first rocket was launched at 4:58 a.m. EDT and each subsequent rocket was launched 80 seconds apart with each releasing a chemical tracer.
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NASA Space Network to Begin New Design Phase
03.27.12 - The Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment effort successfully completed its latest review, allowing it to proceed to the next phase.
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Flying Formation - Around the Moon at 3,600 MPH
03.27.12 - GRAIL spacecraft take the act of precision flying to the moon.
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'Mount Sharp' On Mars Links Geology's Past and Future
03.28.12 - One particular mountain on Mars has been beckoning would-be explorers since it was first sighted from orbit in the 1970s.
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Icy Moons through Cassini's Eyes
03.28.12 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully flies by Saturnian moons.
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NASA Measures Impact of Solar Flare
03.23.12 - NASA instrument directly measures the impact of solar events on the Earth's upper atmosphere.
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Cassini to Make Closest Pass of Enceladus South Pole
03.26.12 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft will fly about 46 miles (74 kilometers) above the surface of the Saturnian moon Enceladus.
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Leading Education Publisher Uses SpaceMath@NASA to Help Students Master Mathematics
03.27.12 - NASA invites education companies to incorporate the latest discoveries from NASA's space science missions into their education products with SpaceMath@NASA.
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Mars-Bound NASA Craft Adjusts Path, Tests Instruments
03.26.12 - NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, halfway to Mars, adjusted its flight path for delivery of the one-ton rover Curiosity in August.
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Robotic Refueling Mission: Fueling up in Space
03.26.12 - Dextre's first research and development experiment is testing how robots could refuel satellites.
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Peninsula High School Students Learn About Air Traffic Control Careers
03.23.12 - NASA and the FAA hosted a field trip packed with authentic air traffic control experiences for ninth-grade students apply problem-solving skills to the real world.
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Hubble Sees Glittering Jewels of Messier 9
03.23.12 - This ball of stars is too faint to see with the naked eye, yet Hubble can see over 250,000 individual stars shining in it.
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Beaming Success for Station Fans
03.23.12 - Did you ever use a flashlight to send a Morse code message to your neighbor at night as a kid?