NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Enterprise's NYC Cruise

06.07.12 - The space shuttle Enterprise journeys atop a barge up the Hudson River to its permanent home at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York.

Venus Transit

06.06.12 - View images of Earth's planetary neighbor passing across the face of the sun, seen here from the International Space Station.

Ray Bradbury's Essay on NASA

06.06.12 - The noted author, who died Tuesday, wrote this essay in 2000 for the NASA Art Program.

 Bradbury at NASA Celebration

Dream Chaser Flight Test

05.31.12 - Sierra Nevada Corporation's full-scale flight vehicle passes captive carry test in Colorado.

 Captive Carry

Dragon Returns to Earth

05.31.12 - The SpaceX capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Thursday after its precedent-setting stay at the International Space Station.

 Splashdown  › Photo Gallery

Giant Black Hole Kicked Out of Galaxy

06.04.12 - Astronomers have found strong evidence that a massive black hole is being ejected from its host galaxy at a speed of several million miles per hour.

Optics Technology on Microsatellite

06.04.12 - A kitchen gadget used to sift flour is the inspiration behind the name of an emerging technology that could resolve some intriguing components of the sun's chromosphere.

Search for Other Worlds

06.05.12 - There have been 53 Venus transits since 2000 B.C. but only six have been witnessed since the invention of the telescope in 1608.

NASA Begins to Develop SLS Software

05.31.12 - The SLS will launch NASA's Orion spacecraft and provide an entirely new capability for human exploration beyond Earth's orbit.

Enceladus' Plume

05.31.12 - Recent findings from reveal that Saturn's moon Enceladus provides a special laboratory for watching unusual behavior of plasma, or hot ionized gas.