special report
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is responsible for the U.S. space program, including space travel, research and military aerospace programs. The agency was established in 1958.
A Robot Just Broke the Human Record for Miles Driven in Space
May 17 Another victory for Opportunity, the spunky little rover driving on Mars
Awesome Spaceship that Discovered Hundreds of New Planets May Soon Be Space Junk
May 3 The Kepler spacecraft started its mission from Florida in 2009, but the it may not last much longer.
SpaceX Takes a Hit as NASA Chooses Russia’s Space Agency Instead
May 1 Blaming budget cuts, the U.S. space agency has inked a deal for Roscosmos to ferry six astronauts to the International Space Station.
Could Taking Down Zombie Satellites Be as Lucrative as Launching Them?
April 26 The $100 billion worth of satellites orbiting earth are in more danger than ever from space junk.
NASA Released a Magical Timelapse of 3 Years of Solar Beauty
April 24 You better sit down for this one.
Why NASA Is Firing Cell Phones Into Space
April 24 What Android phones in orbit could mean for the future of satellite tech.
Video: If You Try to Wring Out a Washcloth in Space, You Will Fail
April 22 ...But you will have a very fun time in the process.
Astronauts' Favorite Space Food: Shrimp Cocktail
April 10 It's rehydrated, ghastly pink, a little bit slimy ... and apparently delicious
What Became of the Parachute That Delivered Curiosity to Mars?
April 4 It sits on the Red Planet, flapping hauntingly in the wind.
The First Direct Image of a Two-Sun System
March 29 Twenty years ago, humans had never identified a single planet outside our own solar system. Now we have pictures.
The Doll That Helped the Soviets Beat the US to Space
March 28 Meet Ivan Ivanovich, the mannequin who beta tested space.
Curiosity's Hit-and-Run Leads to Another Martian Discovery
March 20 Behold: "One of the whitest things" we've seen on the Red Planet
There Could Have Been Life on Mars
March 12 NASA's Mars Curiosity rover drilled into a rock and found that it contained a clay-like material.
Via the Moon, a theory of life on Mars
December 11, 2012 NASA captures, quite literally, gravity's rainbow.
Is there life beyond Earth? 'I think absolutely,' says NASA JPL Director
October 31, 2012 "We have the same laws of chemistry, physics. If there are any locations where there are the basic ingredients, there should be the basic ingredients for life."
Curiosity's cousins: Meet the rover fleet of the Canadian Space Agency
October 24, 2012 A fleet of vehicles ready to explore lunar and Martian terrains
Curiosity, the sequel: What's in store for NASA's next Mars lander
August 22, 2012 Planned for 2016, NASA's next mission to Mars will examine the planet's geophysics.
NASA is the government's one true viral hit factory
August 6, 2012 There are reasons the space agency is so popular on the Internet.
NASA announces $1.1 billion in human space flight contracts
August 6, 2012 SpaceX won a NASA contract worth $440 million to develop the next generation of space transportation vehicles.
Photo Gallery: Curiosity approaches Mars
July 31, 2012 Rover will inspect Mars' environment for minerals, gases and water.
