Earth’s Moon – surprising revelations! Credit: NASA   Mountain View, California — Hundreds of researchers have gathered here at the NASA Lunar Science Institute at the space agency’s Ames Research Center. They are taking part this week in the 3rd annual NASA Lunar Science Forum. A universal message stemming from addresses and papers presented – [...]

Credit: NASA History Division   NASA’s First 50 Years – Historical Perspectives by Steven Dick, editor; NASA Special Publication (SP-2010-4704); U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. ; (hard cover) ; $79.00; 2010 This impressive and scholarly volume is based on a symposium held on October 28-29, 2008 at NASA. The book is a gold mine [...]

Image of asteroid Itokawa taken by Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft in 2005. Credit: JAXA   NASA is holding next month an Exploration of Near Earth Objects Objectives Workshop, dubbed Explore NOW. The by-invitation only workshop has been sparked by U.S. President Obama’s proposed sending of human missions beyond the Earth-Moon system and into deep space – [...]

The sky is making way for a new astronomical tool. It is wheels up on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) as this modified Boeing 747SP fitted with a 2.7-meter German-built telescope makes a May 25 debut flight. Flight of the airborne observatory is being called the start of a new era in astronomy. [...]

NASA and USA TODAY announced the winners of the 2010 No Boundaries National Competition. The winning student teams are from across the country and excel in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).