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Citizen Scientists Help Hunt for Planets

Citizen Scientists Help Discover Two New Planets

Since the launch of Planet Hunters in December, 40,000 web surfers have helped in the search for new planets by crunching data collected by NASA.

NASA: Satellite to Plunge on Earth Friday - Should we Worry or Not?

A defunct atmosphere-monitoring satellite is expected to enter earth's atmosphere, break into pieces and smack down upon Earth on Friday.

NASA's WISE Data Help Astronomers Make Best Measurement of Black Hole's Magnetic Field

NASA astronomers, who used Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and captured a black hole's flaring active jets, have been benefited with the new rare discovery in many ways.

U.S. Friday Forecast: Little Chance of Falling Satellite; Europe, Africa, Asia Face Highest Odds

The weather forecast for North America is a good one on Friday: Little chance of falling satellite debris.That may seem like a lark, but it's not, since NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, or UARS, will likely crash into Earth on Friday. The satellite is the size of a bus, and it's the biggest to make an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere in decades, NASA officials say.

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This is a September 2009 artist conception of the James Webb Space Telescope, with the five-layer sunshield stretched out in space.

Astronauts Plead for Saving James Webb Telescope

Despite cost overruns, the James Webb Space Telescope, which is scheduled to replace the heralded Hubble, should still fly, plead NASA officials and leading astronomers.

NASA Learns More About a Black Hole’s Jet Through Infrared Observation [PHOTO]

NASA astronomers were able to get a closer look at the inner environment nearing the base of a black hole's jet through infrared observation. By using the agency's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) astronomers captured some rare data of a flaring black hole, illuminating new details about these powerful stellar-mass black holes and their raging jets.

NASA's WISE Data Show Black Hole Emanating Jet Flares

For the first time NASA astronomers using Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) captured the innermost part of the black hole's (GX 339-A) active jets.

Look Out for Falling NASA Satellite; Odds 1-in-3,200 a Person Will Be Hit

The biggest satellite to fall to Earth in decades will come crashing down in the new few days. And while odds are not good that a person will be hit -- officials can't rule that out.

Baptistina Asteroid Did Not Cause Dinosaur Extinction

The asteroid which is generally considered responsible for the termination of the dinosaurs possibly couldn't have been the cause as per observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) telescope show.

NASA Unsure of Six-Ton Satellite's Crash Site

A defunct NASA satellite the size of a bus is set to plunge through the Earth's atmosphere sometime this weekend, with officials still uncertain exactly where it is going to land.

NASA Hiring Private Contractors for Space Transport

NASA unveiled its plans to buy a complete range of spacecrafts, launchers, mission operations and ground support by the middle of the decade to provide astronauts with transportation service to the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit.

Expedition 28 Commander Andrey Borisenko, left, Flight Engineers Alexander Samokutyaev, center, and Ron Garan

Spending Longer Time in Space Could Damage Astronauts' Eye-Sight

Astronauts in space are exposed to a newly identified medical condition, something that NASA should consider seriously. It is the blurring vision of some of the astronauts who have spent months in space that has made NASA think about possible impacts it may have on long-term space trips.

Dead Satellite May Scatter Debris Over 500 Miles: NASA

Watch the skies this Friday as a defunct NASA satellite is expected make a fiery re-entry to the Earth's atmosphere.

Baptistina Asteroid Not Responsible For Dinosaur Extinction: NASA

Recent observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission suggest that the family of asteroids thought to be responsible for the dinosaurs' extinction 65 million years ago may not have been the culprit.

Searching for the Origins of the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid

Dinosaur Extinction Case Still Open, Baptistina Asteroid Not the Culprit [PHOTO]

The Baptistina family of asteroids has just been ruled out in the 65-million year-old cold case surrounding the mysterious death of Earth's dinosaurs, leaving scientists to now ask 'Who did it?'

Resulting vibration waves as a primordial black hole passes through the center of a star

Researchers Develop Method for Detecting Black Hole, Star Collision

Researchers at Princeton University and New York University have developed a ready-made method for detecting the collision of stars with an elusive type of black hole that is believe to make up dark matter.

NASA to Launch Astronauts in 'Space Taxi'

NASA has announced a plan to launch its astronauts to the International Space Station and low Earth orbit through the partnerships of private companies.

NASA to Spend $1.6 Billion to Buy 'Space Taxi' for Astronauts

NASA astronauts will soon get their own space taxi to shuttle between the International Space Station and the Earth, the space agency said on Monday.

NASA’s Defunct Satellite to Re-enter Earth’s Atmosphere Friday (VIDEO)

A defunct NASA satellite is set to descend into the Earth's atmosphere this weekend, but the U.S. space agency says it has no clue where it will land.

NASA handout image of the ISS and the Earth

NASA Plans to Spend $1.6Bln to Ferry Astronauts to ISS

NASA officials on Monday said that they are planning to spend about $1.6 billion for the next two years to strengthen the industry efforts to develop space taxis.

Southern Lights Video, as Captured From Space Station

Streaks of green light were captured along the earth’s southern hemisphere in a video as the International Space Station (ISS) hovered over Aurora Australis or Southern Lights.

Asteroid Family Blamed for Dinosaur Extinction 'Not Guilty': NASA

Observations from NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission suggest that the family of asteroids commonly blamed for the extinction of the dinosaurs is not the culprit.

Baptistina Asteroid Not the Culprit for Dinosaur Extinction: NASA

In the year 2007, a study using visible-light data from ground-based telescopes first suggested that the remnant of a huge asteroid, known as Baptistina, was the reason for the extinction of dinosaurs from Earth's surface.

NASA’s Dead Satellite Promises a Shower of Debris, but Where?

A dead NASA satellite is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere on Friday, Sept. 23, though there is absolutely no idea as to where it is going to fall according to the U.S. space agency.

NASA's Falling Angel: Ocean Splashdown of Dead Satellite Likely This Week

Almost six years after ceasing operation, NASA's defunct 6.5-ton Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is expected to plummet to Earth on Friday. But the U.S. space agency still has no idea as to where exactly it would fall.