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.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx captured first glimpse of Asteroid Bennu
After almost two years of Journey, NASA's asteroid sampling spacecraft, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) captured the first of an asteroid Bennu. Bennu...
Multiple NASA instruments capture Hurricane lane
Using instruments like Terra and Aqua satellites, NASA is consistently watching Hurricane Lane, a category 2 storm as of Friday, Aug. 24 -- made...
NASA tracks major Hurricane Lane in the Pacific
Using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite analyzed cloud top temperatures in infrared light. An infrared look by...
NASA launching advanced laser to measure the changing ice of the Earth
Next month, NASA is planning to launch the most advanced laser instrument of its kind in space, that will estimate the changes in the heights of...
NASA captures Monsoon rains bringing flooding to India
The above average monsoon rains resulted in severe flooding in parts of India. The death toll of Kerala’s worst flood for more than a century...
NASA gets up close with Greenland’s melting ice
Using a new research plane and a new base to enhance its odds of outsmarting Atlantic hurricanes, NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) campaign takes to...
Nasa scientists observed evidence of water ice on the Moon’s surface
NASA scientists using the data from NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument and identifies three specific signatures on the Moon. These signatures clearly suggest...
Unexpected future boost of methane possible from arctic permafrost
New NASA-financed research about has found that Arctic permafrost's normal slow thawing and the related arrival of greenhouse gases to the environment may really...
Hubble paints picture of the evolving universe
Ultraviolet light has been the missing piece to the cosmic puzzle. Presently, combined with infrared and noticeable light information from Hubble and other space...
NASA observed 14th Eastern Pacific tropical depression form
On Aug. 14, NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite flew over developing Pacific Tropical Depression 14E in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The satellite discovered thunderstorms wrapping...
NASA successfully launches the mission to touch the Sun
Parker Solar Probe is a planned NASA's robotic spacecraft to probe the outer corona of the Sun. It will approach to within 8.86 solar...
NASA studies space applications for GaN crystals
Two teams at NASA are studying the applications for gallium nitride, a crystal-type semiconductor that currently being used in consumer electronics such as laser...