This time, the four main engines of the rocket's core stage remained ignited for the full eight minutes. Applause broke out in the control ...

The robotic vehicle sailed through space for nearly seven months, covering 293 million miles (472 million km) before piercing the Martian a...

The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) will help NASA understand the best ways to operate laser communications systems.

Washington, March 23 (IANS) In a step towards verifying the efficacy of laser communications for speedier data rates for connections betwee...

Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) In line with its shift in focus from low-Earth orbit to deep space missions, NASA has selected proposals for the ...

The new Space Technology Research Institutes (STRIs) created under these proposals will bring together researchers from various disciplines...

Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) NASA said it will establish a virtual institute to advance the field of small spacecraft systems at its Ames Rese...

Selected proposals have the potential to transform future missions, and improve current approaches to building and operating aerospace syst...

The 2016 portfolio of Phase I concepts cover a wide range of innovations selected for their potential to revolutionise future aerospace mis...

The first of NASA's new miniature satellites that was launched last week has radioed back to confirm it is in orbit and operational.

NASA is developing a 'robotic eel' that could explore the icy water of Jupiter's moon Europa and power itself with energy derived from loca...

NASA has developed the first full-scale 3-D printed copper rocket engine part - a combustion chamber liner that operates at extreme tempera...