NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program and aeronautics and space research.
It was established in 1958. NASA’s Headquarters is in Washington, D.C.
Since its establishment, most U.S. space exploration efforts have been led by NASA, including the Apollo Moon landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle.
There might be more brown dwarfs lurking in our galaxy than previous thought
An accidental discovery hints at a hidden population of cosmic objects.
Researchers developed a technique to predict space radiation exposure for future missions
NASA researchers developed a technique to predict radiation risk on International Space Station missions.
One of the Milky Way’s arms has a break
The newly discovered feature offers insight into the large-scale structure of our galaxy.
Lagoon Nebula offers an excellent opportunity to study young stars
The Lagoon Nebula gives birth to stars.
World’s first detailed look at earliest moments of a supernova explosion
This supernova was likely to be a yellow supergiant 100 times bigger than our sun.
New ESO observations show rocky exoplanet has just half the mass of Venus
A team of astronomers have used the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile to shed new light on planets around...
Calibrating NASA’s images of the Sun using AI
Helping to improve the data that scientists use for solar research.
Mars interior revealed for the first time
The results point to a cool, more sluggish early mantle.