The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis was hit by a piece of debris that nicked part of its heat shield that caused a 21-inch stretch of nicks, although Nasa said that the damage did not appear to be serious.
On Monday, NASA astronauts said they will send tweets you from outer space to answers question and give updates from its space shuttle mission.
President Barack Obama on Monday announced a goal of ensuring 3 percent of the country's gross domestic product is spent on scientific research and development.
When NASA launched its shuttle Discovery on Sunday night, it didn't go alone into space.
Following the close call the International Space Station had on Thursday by being hit with space junk, NASA released an audio recording of the communications between the astronauts and ground crews.
NASA said there is a high probability of sending its shuttle Discovery to the international space station on Sunday after delaying it for over a month while they fixed a fuel leak.
Nasa's Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-119) will blast off today from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:20 p.m. PST on a 14-day mission to complete International Space Station.
NASA on Friday prepared to launch a telescope that will search the corner of our Milky Way galaxy for Earth-like planet, making it NASA's first ever mission of its kind.
President Barack Obama's 2010 budget plan includes $18.7 billion for NASA, an increase of $1 billion over last year, but will retire the nations respected space shuttle program.
An eagerly awaited NASA satellite failed to reach orbit Tuesday after the rocket carrying it crashed shortly after liftoff from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Google Mars 3D offers a unique look at the Red Planet of Mars a team up together with NASA, offering a new Mars 3D mode for Google Earth with a high-resolution, three-dimensional view of the Red Planet.
Google Mars 3D offers a unique look at the Red Planet of Mars a team up together with NASA, offering a new Mars 3D mode for Google Earth with a high-resolution, three-dimensional view of the Red Planet.
NASA released new images Wednesday of the moon's south pole region, a potential landing spot for humans or robotic lunar missions, demonstrating the surface is rockier than previously thought and has peaks as high as 2.5 miles along with deep craters.
The Atlantis space shuttle, which was launched yesterday, continued to sail smoothly as it headed towards the International Space Station for the long-awaited delivery of a European laboratory.
The launch of Atlantis shuttle to the international space station may be delayed again due to bad weather as a result of the tornadoes and thunderstorms that swept through the US on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
NASA has released new images from a spacecraft showing a side of Mercury which has never been seen before.NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
NASA announced on Friday that space shuttle Atlantis will be launched February 7, after a delay due to technical problems.
NASA officials decided on Friday to delay the launch of the shuttle Atlantis yet again until Sunday as they continue to fix faulty fuel sensors.
The space shuttle Atlantis and Europe's Columbus lab is poised for a Thursday lift-off to the International Space Station
NASA has cleared the way for the Atlantis shuttle launch next week on a mission to equip the space station with a new science lab.
Delphi Corp. (OTC: DPHIQ) announced on Wednesday that NASA and the Michigan Research Institute (MRI) are expected to give a $1 million grant to the firm to promote the development of an advanced welding process that would be beneficial for making vehicles and spacecraft.