National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA's New Horizons reaches Pluto for historic encounter
14 Jul 2015
New Horizons, the multiple rovers exploring the surface of Mars, the Cassini spacecraft that probed Saturn and the Hubble Space Telescope, will all help NASA to make an informed plan to send American astronauts to Mars in the 2030s
NASA unveils prototype of first aircraft to fly to Mars
06 Jul 2015
The aircraft, Prandtl-m, could ride in a CubeSat aboard the aeroshell / Mars rover piggyback in 2022-2024 and after reaching the Martian atmosphere, it would emerge from the host and begin its mission
India’s Mars spacecraft completes 100 orbits, may last several years
27 Jun 2015
Mangalyaan has been able to save as much as 45 Kg of fuel, enough for it to last for many more years than its expected six months lifetime
Third of big groundwater basins in distress
18 Jun 2015
About one-third of Earth's largest groundwater basins are being rapidly depleted by human consumption, despite having little accurate data about how much water remains in them
NASA spacecraft detects impact glass on surface of Mars
09 Jun 2015
During the past few years, research has shown evidence about past life, preserved in impact glass here on Earth, leading scientists to suggest that similar processes might preserve signs of past life on Mars
Tracking photosynthesis from space
15 May 2015
Soft robot to swim through Europa's oceans
13 May 2015
NASA's Curiosity rover finds evidence of water below surface of Mars
14 Apr 2015
The Curiosity rover’s latest findings suggest that Martian soil is damp with liquid brine due to the presence of calcium perchlorate, a salt that allows liquid water to exist at -70 degree C, even as the salt soaks up water vapour from the atmosphere
The Solar System and beyond is awash in water
10 Apr 2015
As NASA missions explore our solar system and search for new worlds, they are finding water in surprising places
NASA re-energises space programme with Orion test-flight
04 Dec 2014
Orion is being designed to carry astronauts on exploration missions into deep space, including a trip to an asteroid and eventually to Mars
NASA to continue commercial space launch after rocket explodes on lift-off
29 Oct 2014
A rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station, exploded shortly after lift-off
Mars One (and done?)
By By Jennifer Chu,| MIT News Office | 15 Oct 2014
MIT team independently assesses the technical feasibility of the proposed Mars One mission, involving sending four astronauts on a one-way trip to Mars, where they would spend the rest of their lives building the first permanent human settlement
NASA begins engine test project for space launch system rocket
19 Jul 2014
NASA engineers have taken a crucial step in preparing to test parts of the US space agency's Space Launch System rocket that will send humans to new destinations in the solar system