NASA's call for instrument proposals that will be used on the Mars 2020 rover mission exceeded the space agency's expectations.
Mike Hindes talked about finding the Challenger photos in his grandfather's attic with the International Business Times.
NASA received a budget increased for fiscal 2014 which means projects like the James Webb Space Telescope will be spared from cuts.
The cargo unloading process may take up to five weeks.
It involves a journey to the final frontier.
A cheaper alternative to extraterrestrial exploration, the rover has a lightweight and collapsible structure.
Exact cause of problem still a mystery.
Take a look at how the new satellite -- launched by NASA and JAXA -- will help forecast the world's weather.
Crew conducts two spacewalks to repair a faulty coolant system.
Apollo 8 spent Christmas orbiting the moon, and NASA is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a simulation of the historic Earthrise photo.
Each of the three spacewalks is scheduled to last six-and-a-half hours, according to NASA.
The small, cheap seismic sensors are similar to accelerometers used in smartphones and can provide accurate alerts of natural calamities.
A pump on one of the station's two external cooling loops failed because it became too cold to operate.
'CubeSats' are expected to achieve near-real-time processing capabilities for climate-science measurements.
The monster storm, which is many times bigger than the largest hurricane on Earth, may have been blowing on the planet for a long time.
NASA is restructuring the way it funds planetary science - in a way that'll hurt young researchers, some say.
Scientists recently detected water in the atmospheres of five planets outside our solar system, broadening the search for life beyond our little blue planet.
This will be the first life sciences experiment on another world and the first step in the use of plants for human life support.
VeSpR will experiment the UV light emitted from Venus' atmosphere for clues to origins of the planet's water.
See how MAVEN measures up to the other craft currently orbiting Mars.
NASA's MAVEN successfully launched on Nov. 18 and is now on its way to Mars.
NASA's Maven live stream begins at 11 a.m. EST, with the launch scheduled for 1:28 p.m.