LRO and LCROSS: Leading the Quest to Find Water on the Moon
Two new spacecraft are carrying the most sophisticated instruments to date to the hunt for water ice on the Moon.

Best of NASA Science 2008
Take a photographic journey through another year of stunning images and wondrous science.

Active Mercury
A NASA spacecraft gliding over the surface of Mercury has revealed that the planet's atmosphere, magnetosphere, and its geological past display greater levels of activity than scientists first suspected.

Best of NASA Science 2007
Go back in time through the year 2007 to view the stunning images of wondrous science highlights of NASA.

Could Life on Earth Have Come From Ceres?
The dwarf planet Ceres is rarely mentioned as a candidate for habitability, but the possible presence of an ocean and hydrothermal vents suggests it is plausible. Could it have seeded the young Earth?

Simulation of Chemistry Induced by Hypervelocity Impacts on Icy Moons Surfaces
For some icy satellites, scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center propose that meteorite impacts could be a source for organic synthesis in ices.

Examining a SLIce of the Arctic
NASA-funded researchers have trekked to the arctic island of Svalbard in order to study how life survives in ice.

The Mini Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) on the Chandraayan-1 Mission to the Moon
The Mini Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) is a lightweight radar imaging instrument currently studying the Moon. Mini-SAR uses a different analytical approach to look for ice.

The Girl Who Named Pluto
In a 2006 interview, Venetia Burney Phair talks about how she, at age 11, got to name a planet. Mrs. Phair died at the age of 90 last month.

Enabling Exploration: Small Radioisotope Power Systems
Radioisotope Power Systems (RPSs) generate electrical power by converting the heat released from the nuclear decay of radioactive isotopes into electricity.

New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record
NASA's Swift satellite found a gamma-ray burst from a star that died when the universe was only 630 million years old. The event, dubbed GRB 090423, is the most distant cosmic explosion ever seen.

The Camera That Saved Hubble ... Twice
Read the storied history of an amazing cameras - Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.

2006 NASA Strategic Plan
Download and read NASA's latest Strategic Plan

Galileoscope: Celebrating Telescopes and Space Probes
Galileo would be amazed to learn how our view of our place in the universe has changed dramatically in the past 400 years.

Solar System Exploration Thirty Year Roadmap
The Solar System Roadmap outlines NASA's plans for the exploration of the solar system over the next 30 years.