NASA Picks Science Team for Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission
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BOULDER, Colo. -- NASA announced Wednesday the suite of U.S. science investigators for its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project, as well as a Russian scientist.
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Monash scientist Andrew Prentice ponders the probe that will land on the Saturnian moon Titan in January. Photo: Angela Wylie. NASA&#39;s mission to Saturn, Cassini, will pass a crucial milestone
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NASA, the American space agency responsible for putting a man on the moon but who also lost seven astronauts in its 2003 Columbia Shuttle voyage and seven astronauts in its 1986 Challenger take-off, says the first space shuttle mission since the disaster
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is searching for the next generation of space explorers to participate in the fun, exciting and educational challenge of designing and building their own version of NASA's lunar rover or "moonbuggy" to compete in NASA's 14th Great Moonbuggy Race.
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Do you know who's orbiting the moon?  The answer might surprise you.  Find out in today's story from Science@NASA.
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University of Arizona scientists who have devoted their careers to exploring Saturn are about to get their best look yet at Titan, the mysterious moon that will serve as a &quot;slingshot&quot; 44 times during the Cassini spacecraft&#39;s four-year mission.
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Teresa Vanhooser has been appointed co-deputy director of the Engineering Directorate at NASA&#39;s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
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Orbiter dubbed Change 1 will map and analyse lunar surface in stepping stone to manned landing.
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Scientific missions to the moon   should concentrate on sampling its thin atmosphere and on   examining as much of the lunar surface as possible, the   National Research Council advised on Tuesday.
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NASA announced new details Thursday about its plans for a Moon base that included a pair of small, pressurized rovers with a range of nearly 600 miles.
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China will launch its lunar orbiter Chang&#39;e 1 to explore the moon&#39;s environment and study the thickness of its soil by the end of 2007, according to a senior Chinese space expert in India.
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Astronaut hopefuls with the right stuff have a fresh chance to reach for the International Space Station and, ultimately, the moon, thanks to a new NASA hunt for qualified spaceflyers.
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The Huygens probe is on target and all set for its encounter with Titan, the mysterious large moon of Saturn. The 2.7m-wide robot lab has passed its final systems check-out and scientists
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HOUSTON, Texas - NASA has decided to pursue a base on the Moon. The space agency rolled out today a strategy and rationale for robotic and human exploration of the Moon--determining that a lunar outpost is the best approach to achieve a sustained, human presence on the Moon.
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The U.S. space agency is planning a mission to better understand a mysterious form of energy in the cosmos and an ambitious unmanned journey to the outer solar system, NASA officials said.
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For the first time, NASA scientists have used a shrewd spaceborne detective to track the origin and movement of water vapor throughout Earth's atmosphere. This perspective is vital to improve the understanding of Earth's water cycle and its role in weather and climate.
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More than 30 years after the last Apollo mission, European scientists have made it to the moon. Their experimental Smart-1 probe, powered by a revolutionary Star Trek-style thruster, has entered into orbit around the lunar surface.