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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program. NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA).
Mining firms looking at £3.5tn platinum asteroid for its resources
Asteroid 2011 UW-158, which recently flew past Earth, has a platinum core.
Sean Martin Jul 20, 2015
New Horizons' Pluto flyby discovers 'unknown source of energy' carving up the planet's surface
Pluto has a mysterious energy source that churns up its surface, say Nasa scientists.
Fiona Keating Jul 19, 2015
Nasa reveals stunning high-resolution images of Pluto's surface
Vast mountains of ice and evidence of geological activity have been discovered on dwarf planet Pluto.
Yasmin Kaye Jul 15, 2015
Nasa's New Horizons probe survives Pluto flyby and calls home
High resolution images of the icy dwarf planet captured during the flyby set to reach Earth.
Karthick Arvinth Jul 15, 2015
Nasa Curiosity rover discovers evidence of continental crust on Mars
Curiosity finds rocks on Mars similar to those in Earth's oldest continental crust.
Hannah Osborne Jul 13, 2015
New Horizons spacecraft nears historic flyby of Pluto
Scientists said they were excited about the new images of Pluto being received by New horizons spacecraft.
Adam Justice Jul 13, 2015
Alien life and UFOs: Evidence about extraterrestrials to be revealed by German government?
Reports suggest that a German parliamentary department had been investigating extraterrestrial objects.
Arjun Varma Jul 12, 2015
New Horizon image reveals surface patterns on Pluto
Ahead of upcoming flyby, the image has a 27 km per pixel resolution.
Jayalakshmi K Jul 11, 2015
Super-fast flights: Are supersonic jets commercially viable?
Can the aerospace industry solve sonic boom, price and efficiency to make supersonic jets worth it?
Mary-Ann Russon Jul 10, 2015
Nasa announces astronauts chosen for Boeing, SpaceX Iss flights
Four veteran astronauts were chosen to work with the two companies on their trips to the International Space Station.
Nicole Rojas Jul 09, 2015
Nasa New Horizons finds dwarf planet Pluto sporting a giant heart
Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft reveals closest image of dwarf planet Pluto with a big heart-shaped area.
Maria Khan Jul 09, 2015
Martian opal gemstone could indicate that Mars 'once held life'
'We know that on Earth opals like these are often formed in and around hot springs.'
Sean Martin Jul 08, 2015
US Air Force and Pentagon want hypersonic planes that can cross the globe in 4 hours by 2023
US Air Force and Department of Defense want Mach 5 planes that are twice as fast as Concorde.
Mary-Ann Russon Jul 07, 2015
New Horizon's probe on track for Pluto flyby
The minor glitch led to the loss of a mere 1% observations.
Jayalakshmi K Jul 07, 2015
5 supermassive black holes discovered leading to fear that many more could be threatening Earth
'Although we have only detected five the predicted numbers are huge'
Sean Martin Jul 06, 2015
New Horizons probe encounters glitch on the brink of Pluto close encounter
Nasa says it may take days to restore the probe to its original flight path.
Jayalakshmi K Jul 05, 2015
International Space Station crew await vital supplies after two failed missions
Three crew members manning the International Space Station (ISS) awaiting urgent supplies of fuel, oxygen, food and equipment.
William Watkinson Jul 04, 2015
J2032: Pulsar to meet extremely bright star for 'astrophysical firework' display in 2018
Supernova the size of the city to meet one of the brightest stars in the galaxy.
Hannah Osborne Jul 03, 2015
Nasa tech miniaturised to allow integration of quantum dot spectrometers into smartphones
Quantum dot spectrometers in smartphones could diagnose skin diseases and track vital signs.
Anthony Cuthbertson Jul 03, 2015
Nasa chief technologist: Mars is first step in humanity's permanent migration into solar system
Nasa's mission to Mars is just the first step towards making humanity a multi-planet species.
Anthony Cuthbertson Jul 01, 2015
D-Wave smashes quantum computing record with 1,000 qubit system
1,000 qubit processor calculates more possibilities than there are particles in the universe.
Anthony Cuthbertson Jun 29, 2015
SpaceX rocket carrying cargo to International Space Station explodes just after lift-off
Unmanned Dragon cargo ship disintegrates 2 minutes into flight and falls into ocean.
Mark Piggott Jun 28, 2015
Video allegedly shows UFOs blasting out of Earth's atmosphere before NASA cuts live feed
NASA scientist talks about pyramid spotted on Mars.
Arjun Varma Jun 28, 2015
UFO hunters see 'pyramid' on Nasa image of Mars speculating it was built by an ancient civilisation
Extraterrestrial hunters claim to have found a structure very similar to an Egyptian pyramid in Nasa images of Mars.
Fiona Keating Jun 23, 2015
Earth under no threat from giant asteroids says Sky Survey head Eric Christensen
'The popular conception of asteroids is that they are going to kill us all, and it's just not true'
Sean Martin Jun 23, 2015
Nasa explores idea of electric plane that uses fuselage structure as battery
New Nasa initiative hopes to 'transform aviation as we know it' through electric plane development.
Anthony Cuthbertson Jun 23, 2015
Nasa studying nuclear explosions to blast Earth-threatening asteroids
The nuclear explosives will be set off by a craft ramming into the object.
Jayalakshmi K Jun 23, 2015
Nasa expert believes there is life on other planets
Charles Frank Bolden Jr., the Administrator of Nasa, said he believes there is life beyond Earth.
Priya Joshi Jun 18, 2015
Mars life: Methane meteorites lend support to alien bacteria theory
'The availability of methane and hydrogen is critical to the potential of the Martian crust as a habitat'
Sean Martin Jun 16, 2015
Nasa: Watch scientists discuss hunt for alien life live online
Watch live stream of 2015 Astrobiology Science Conference in Chicago online.
Hannah Osborne Jun 16, 2015
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