National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA's New Horizons reaches Pluto for historic encounter

14 Jul 2015

New Horizons, the multiple rovers exploring the surface of Mars, the Cassini spacecraft that probed Saturn and the Hubble Space Telescope, will all help NASA to make an informed plan to send American astronauts to Mars in the 2030s

NASA unveils prototype of first aircraft to fly to Mars

06 Jul 2015

The aircraft, Prandtl-m, could ride in a CubeSat aboard the aeroshell / Mars rover piggyback in 2022-2024 and after reaching the Martian atmosphere, it would emerge from the host and begin its mission

India’s Mars spacecraft completes 100 orbits, may last several years

27 Jun 2015

Mangalyaan has been able to save as much as 45 Kg of fuel, enough for it to last for many more years than its expected six months lifetime

Third of big groundwater basins in distress

18 Jun 2015

About one-third of Earth's largest groundwater basins are being rapidly depleted by human consumption, despite having little accurate data about how much water remains in them

NASA, German Aerospace Center partner for research into environment-friendly aircraft

17 Jun 2015

NASA spacecraft detects impact glass on surface of Mars

09 Jun 2015

During the past few years, research has shown evidence about past life, preserved in impact glass here on Earth, leading scientists to suggest that similar processes might preserve signs of past life on Mars

Electromagnetic waves linked to particle fallout in Earth’s atmosphere: study

20 May 2015

Tracking photosynthesis from space

15 May 2015

Soft robot to swim through Europa's oceans

13 May 2015

Images sent by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reveals possible polar ice cap on Pluto

02 May 2015

NASA to use two former spy telescopes to search for dark energy

28 Apr 2015

NASA's Curiosity rover finds evidence of water below surface of Mars

14 Apr 2015

The Curiosity rover’s latest findings suggest that Martian soil is damp with liquid brine due to the presence of calcium perchlorate, a salt that allows liquid water to exist at -70 degree C, even as the salt soaks up water vapour from the atmosphere

The Solar System and beyond is awash in water

10 Apr 2015

As NASA missions explore our solar system and search for new worlds, they are finding water in surprising places

Google's Planetary Ventures takes control of NASA's Moffett Federal Airfield on lease

04 Apr 2015

Microsoft, Nasa develop new software to let scientists "explore" Mars

23 Jan 2015

False alarm on International Space Station causes panic

15 Jan 2015

NASA re-energises space programme with Orion test-flight

04 Dec 2014

Orion is being designed to carry astronauts on exploration missions into deep space, including a trip to an asteroid and eventually to Mars

NASA's Swift satellite marks 10 years of game-changing astrophysics

29 Nov 2014

Antares rocket blast seen as “wake-up call” to cut US’ reliance on Russian rocket engine technology

31 Oct 2014

NASA to continue commercial space launch after rocket explodes on lift-off

29 Oct 2014

A rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station, exploded shortly after lift-off

Mars One (and done?)

By By Jennifer Chu,| MIT News Office | 15 Oct 2014

MIT team independently assesses the technical feasibility of the proposed Mars One mission, involving sending four astronauts on a one-way trip to Mars, where they would spend the rest of their lives building the first permanent human settlement

NASA, ISRO exchange space Tweets as Mangalyaan starts beaming pics

25 Sep 2014

Noted geologist Dr Abigail Allwood to head NASA's search for life on Mars

05 Aug 2014

Scientists uncover evidence to explain Sun’s hot outer atmosphere

04 Aug 2014

NASA begins engine test project for space launch system rocket

19 Jul 2014

NASA engineers have taken a crucial step in preparing to test parts of the US space agency's Space Launch System rocket that will send humans to new destinations in the solar system