NASA Picks Science Team for Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission
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BOULDER , Colo. -- NASA announced Wednesday the suite of US science investigators for its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project, as well as a Russian scientist.
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The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and  NASA have agreed to cooperate on the development of a lunar spacecraft intended  as the first shot in a series of robotic probes paving the way for future human  exploration missions, according to an NRO official.
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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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Scientists will comb data sent back from Titan by the Huygens probe for the chemical signature of life in a bid to identify the moon's source of methane.
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Boeing NASA Systems of Houston will team with another aerospace giant to bid on building the successor to the space shuttle, a spacecraft that would take explorers to the moon and Mars, officials from the two companies announced Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft this month is set to surpass the record for the most science data returned by any Mars spacecraft.
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Europe&#39;s first mission to the moon, SMART-1, has been placed in orbit around the moon. European Space Agency (ESA) science director David Southwood says the moon&#39;s gravity captured the probe Monday.
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The new crew to the international space station will conduct experiments to research new AIDS vaccines and plant growth, and work on new space vehicles that will help future missions to the moon and Mars, crew members said Thursday.
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NASA should use astronauts, not a robot, to carry out a crucial life-prolonging mission to the acclaimed Hubble Space Telescope one last time, a National Academy of Sciences panel concluded Wednesday.
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American space agency NASA announced plans to put a permanent space station on the moon as part of an eventual mission to Mars. Not to be outdone, China and India have announced 'lunar intentions'.
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The next astronauts to work on the moon will likely live in larger habitats and drive sporty new rovers capable of two-week treks, NASA officials said Thursday.
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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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It has the technology to land men on the moon and send probes into the darkest reaches of space. But Nasa&#39;s newest project has more in common with school science lessons than Star Wars.
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NASA researchers are one day away from testing what they hope will be the space agencyâs first unmanned vehicle capable of meeting up with other orbiting spacecraft.
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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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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 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