• Alan Poindexter

    Alan Poindexter

    07.02.12 - Former NASA astronaut and space shuttle commander Alan "Dex" Poindexter died while on vacation with his family July 1.

  • Soyuz Crew Lands

    Soyuz Crew Lands

    07.01.12 - At 4:14 a.m. EDT on July 1, Expedition 31 crew members Pettit of NASA, Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency and Kuipers of the European Space Agency landed in Kazakhstan.

  • Saturn Moon's Ocean

    Saturn Moon's Ocean

    06.28.12 - Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have revealed Saturn's moon Titan likely harbors a layer of liquid water under its ice shell.

  • Why Did Clocks Add an Extra Second?

    Why Did Clocks Add an Extra Second?

    06.30.12 - NASA explains why an extra second, or "leap" second, was added June 30 to account for the fact that it is taking Earth longer and longer to complete one full turn.

  • NASA Observes Fires

    NASA Observes Fires

    06.29.12 - NASA satellites continue to watch western fires.

  • Curiosity Rover on Track for Landing

    Curiosity Rover on Track for Landing

    06.27.12 - A recent maneuver adjusted flight path.

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  • Thruster Tests Completed for CST-100

    Thruster Tests Completed for CST-100

    06.26.12 - Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne completed tests on a thruster destined for Boeing's Commercial Space Transportation spacecraft, CST-100.

  • Space Launch System Milestone

    Space Launch System Milestone

    06.21.12 - The core stage, heart of NASA's next heavy-lift launch vehicle, moves from concept to design.

  • Why Jet Streams Cross-Cut Saturn

    Why Jet Streams Cross-Cut Saturn

    06.25.12 - Scientists discover that heat from within the planet powers the jet streams.

  • Satellite Sees Western U.S. Fires

    Satellite Sees Western U.S. Fires

    06.22.12 - Fires are raging in the western U.S. and NASA's Aqua satellite picked up smoke and identified hot spots from fires in Colorado, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.