Enjoy a Night in Amongst the Stars

Ancient astronomers looked up at the dark skies in wonder, as the stars marched by overhead like precision dancers. In the early 17th century, Galileo Galilei brought the world one step closer to the heavens with his telescope, discovering, among other...

Expedition 27 Crew And Capsule Land Safely In Kazakhstan

Expedition 27 Commander Dmitry Kondratyev and Flight Engineers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli safely landed their Soyuz spacecraft on the Kazakhstan steppe Monday, wrapping up a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station.

PlayStation Home Users Will be Able to Watch NASA’s Shuttle Discovery’s Final Launch Together

NASA’s final liftoff of space shuttle Discovery will be available in a unique “social viewing” environment available through Sony Computer Entertainment America’s PlayStation®Home for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

United Kingdom And Russia Commit to Collaboration in Space Science

The United Kingdom (UK) and Russia will share expertise, knowledge and innovation in space science, thanks to a joint statement being signed today by both countries in Moscow.

Orbital Sciences Corporation Successfully Test Fires First Stage Rocket Engine for Taurus II Rocket

Orbital Sciences Corporation has announced the successful test firing of the liquid fuel AJ26 engine that will power the first stage of the company’s Taurus® II space launch vehicle. In a test conducted at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi,...

Ruth Brooks Named Britain’s Best Amateur Scientist

Grandmother Ruth Brooks has been named Britain’s Best Amateur Scientist after winning BBC Radio 4‘s So You Want To Be A Scientist project. Ruth, 69, from Totnes in Devon, took the award after carrying out experiments to discover the homing...

NASA And Mary J. Blige Collaborate to Encourage Science Careers For Women

NASA is collaborating with award-winning recording artist Mary J. Blige to encourage young women to pursue exciting experiences and career choices by studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Odyssey Spacecraft Camera Yields Most Accurate Mars Map Ever

A camera aboard NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft has helped develop the most accurate global Martian map ever. Researchers and the public can access the map via several websites and explore and survey the entire surface of the Red Planet.

Astronaut Sends First Signed Message From Orbit

The number of languages used on the International Space Station has recently increased. In addition to those spoken in the 15 countries that have had representatives aboard the space station, American Sign Language, or ASL, is now included. National Aeronautics...