• NuSTAR Unfurls Mast

    NuSTAR Unfurls Mast

    06.21.12 - The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array is one step closer to beginning its hunt for black holes hiding in our Milky Way and other galaxies.

  • Hurricane Chris

    Hurricane Chris

    06.22.12 - NASA satellites watch first hurricane of the Atlantic season.

  • WMAP Team Awarded 2012 Gruber Prize

    WMAP Team Awarded 2012 Gruber Prize

    06.22.12 - WMAP team transformed the science of cosmology by establishing the age, geometry and contents of the universe with astonishing precision.

  • Analyzing Ice Content of Moon's Crater

    Analyzing Ice Content of Moon's Crater

    06.20.12 - Researchers find that Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data shows strong evidence for the presence of small amounts of ice.

  • Undersea Exploration

    Undersea Exploration

    06.19.12 - NASA simulates deep-space exploration activities with NEEMO, NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations.

  • Summer of Innovation Kicks Off

    Summer of Innovation Kicks Off

    06.20.12 - Administrator Bolden visits his old middle school in Columbia, South Carolina, to get students excited about science, technology, engineering and math.

  • Most Quasars Live on Snacks

    Most Quasars Live on Snacks

    06.19.12 - Black holes in the early universe needed a few snacks rather than one giant meal to fuel their quasars and help them grow, a new study shows.

  • Study: Ancient Antarctica Warm

    Study: Ancient Antarctica Warm

    06.18.12 - Study finds past climate was suitable to support substantial vegetation along the edges of the frozen continent.

  • Voyager Points to Interstellar Future

    Voyager Points to Interstellar Future

    06.15.12 - The venerable deep-space explorer has encountered a region in space where the intensity of charged particles from beyond our solar system has markedly increased.

  • Solar Activity Hits Earth

    Solar Activity Hits Earth

    06.15.12 - New solar active region spawns coronal mass ejections and flares.