As diamonds and gemstones bejeweled into a fabric, the tapestry of cosmic space is speckled with billions of trillions of stars that scintillate and dazzle in vibrant hues. For astronomers, these ...

The primary mirror array will be 128 feet (39 meters) across, allowing it to gather more light and greater detail than any ...

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Wānaka, New Zealand, for two scheduled flights to test and qualify the agency's super pressure balloon technology. These stadium-sized ...

The high-altitude balloon will also allow payloads to observe the surface below them and collect data on land features such as vegetation and bodies of water," the NASA Techrise Challenge website ...

STUDENT CHALLENGE. AFTER SCHOOL. THEY’RE CODING, WIRING AND TESTING SENSORS THAT WILL FLY INTO THE STRATOSPHERE ON A NASA BALLOON. THESE ARE LIKE VERY DANGEROUS GASES THAT ARE, LIKE, REALLY A ...

Due to staff reductions, retirements, and a federal hiring freeze, the National Weather Service has announced a series of suspensions involving weather balloon ... The NASA GEOS model keeps ...

A member of the U.S. Air Force deploys a weather balloon aboard the U.S.S. Portland before the NASA ... More Orion capsule descended to splash down in the Pacific off Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 11 ...

Girl Scouts of Hawaii says it wants to encourage girls to become interested in STEM fields: science, technology, engineering, ...

NASA is preparing for substantial budget cuts that may force the cancellation of ongoing and upcoming missions across the solar system, leaving it facing a “brutal” future, experts have warned.

NASA will shutter three departments, according to an email reviewed by BI. The email said that the closures are part of a larger reduction in force. Twenty-three employees were fired on Monday, an ...

"To optimize our workforce, and in compliance with an Executive Order, NASA is beginning its phased approach to a reduction in force, known as a RIF." NASA will close several offices and reduce ...