2007
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Fasten Your Seat Belts
Sept. 14, 2007
NASA's adventurous Discovery program--responsible for the first rover on another planet, the first landing on an asteroid, the first samples of a comet returned to Earth and much more--is about to get even better.
Piranha Black Holes
July 27, 2007
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatoryhave caught some supermassive Black Holesengaged in a piranha-like feeding frenzy.
First Steps to Mars
March 28, 2007
The rockets are still on the drawing board, and some of the Astronautshaven't even been born yet. Nevertheless, NASA's journey to Mars has already begun.
Blue Moon over North America
May 30, 2007
This Thursday evening, May 31st, The Moonover North America will become full for the second time in the month of May. According to folklore, that makes it a blue moon.
Look Ma! No (Human) Hands!
March 5, 2007
Two satellites slated for launch this week are heading for an extraordinary rendezvous in Earth orbit. The name of the mission is Orbital Express and its goal is to test futuristic technologies key to the exploration of The Moonand Mars.
Blast Off for Orbital Express
March 9, 2007
The Orbital Express mission to test cutting-edge automated rendezvous and docking technologies blasted off from Cape Canaveral last night.
Floods! Fire! SERVIR!
Jan. 31, 2007
When deadly floods struck Panama last November, a space-age "situation room" named SERVIR helped save lives.
New Phenomena on the Sun
March 21, 2007
NASA has released never-before-seen images that show intense activity in an unexpected place on the sun.
The Brightest Supernova Ever
May 7, 2007
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatoryand other telescopes have recorded the brightest supernova ever seen.
NASA Spacecraft Make New Discoveries about Northern Lights
Dec. 11, 2007
NASA's fleet of THEMIS satellites have made some surprising new discoveries about outbursts of Northern Lights and the source of their power. The discoveries include giant magnetic ropes that connect Earth to the Sun and explosions in the outskirts of Earth's magnetic field.