On Feb. 24, 2014, the sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 7:49 p.m. EST. These Solar Dynamics Observatory…
Alex Priskos, who is leading the work on the boosters that will power the Space Launch System (SLS), will discuss…
The closest supernova of its kind to be observed in the last few decades has sparked a global observing campaign…
Saturn’s D ring is easy to overlook since it’s trapped between the brighter C ring and the planet itself. But…
The Bell X-5 was built to test the feasibility of changing the sweep angle of an aircraft’s wings in flight.
Flying over East Asia, an Expedition 38 crew member on the International Space Station took this night image of the…
In February 1970, Dr. Wernher von Braun, director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., was named…
The launch pads at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Center are seen a week ahead of the…
President John F. Kennedy is briefed on the operation of Mercury Control Center following the Mercury-Atlas 6 (MA-6) flight. MA-6…
