NASA Chooses Three Finalists for Future Space Science Mission to Venus, an Asteroid Or the Moon

NASA has selected three proposals as candidates for the agency’s next space venture to another celestial body in our solar system. The final project selected in mid-2011 may provide a better understanding of Earth’s formation or perhaps the...

NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation And Sensing Satellite Confirms Water on the Moon

Preliminary data from NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, indicates the mission successfully uncovered water in a permanently shadowed lunar crater. The discovery opens a new chapter in our understanding of the moon.

NASA Lunar Crater Observation And Sensing Satellite System Creates Impacts on the Moon in Search for Water Ice

NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon’s surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data from the spacecraft’s instruments to assess whether water...

NASA Concludes 2 Weeks of Technology Development Tests on Prototype Lunar Rovers

NASA has concluded 2 weeks of technology development tests on two of the agency’s prototype lunar rovers. The Desert RATS — or Research and Technology Studies — in the Arizona desert at Black Point Lava Flow allow NASA to analyze and...

NASA’S Orion Spacecraft to Make Public Viewing Stops During Florida-Texas Trek

A full scale mockup of NASA’s Orion crew exploration vehicle is to be moved from Florida to Texas to continue its testing. During the trip, the capsule will make several stops for public viewing.