The Kepler space telescope leads the way in the discovery of exoplanets: worlds that orbit other stars in our galaxy. Recently, the team doubled the number of confirmed planets out there.
Forty-four years ago, NASA replaced the flight control system on an F-8C Crusader with a computer from the Apollo Program and sent the aircraft soaring into the sky.
The Grand Challenges for Engineering ask current and future engineers to consider what they can do to shape humanity’s future.
Based on decades of development, high-power solar electric propulsion (SEP) is preparing to fuel deep space exploration.
From exploring new worlds to investing in novel technology, NASA’s Planetary Science Division (PSD) continues to build on its 2015 successes.
Forty-five years after Congress defunded the American commercial supersonic transport (SST) program, NASA and Lockheed Martin plan to design a quieter supersonic X-plane.
NASA continues to improve cost and schedule performance among large-scale projects, according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessment.
Fifteen years ago this month, the 2001 Mars Odyssey launched from Cape Canaveral to become the longest-operating spacecraft around the red planet.
The annual public lecture held during Space Science Week examined a discovery that transformed understanding of our solar system and prioritized a mission to Pluto.
