Sources: Space
NASA announces the discovery of preserved organic matter in an ancient lake bed on Mars by its Curiosity rover. It has not been determined if the matter was potentially related to past life on Mars or not. 2018-06-7
Results of the Juno mission are announced by NASA researchers, revealing new and unexpected information concerning Jupiter's poles, meteorology, and magnetic and gravitational fields. 2017-05-25
NASA's "Juno" probe, in orbit around Jupiter, enters safe mode. 2016-10-19
NASA confirms that 1,284 objects discovered by its Kepler spacecraft are in fact exoplanets. 2016-05-10
NASA successfully launches its MAVEN space probe on a mission to study Mars' atmosphere. 2013-11-18
The decommissioned NASA Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere without incident, after more than 20 years in orbit. 2011-09-24
NASA astronauts on board "Atlantis" complete the final spacewalk of the Space Shuttle era, recouping an ammonia pump on the International Space Station (ISS). 2011-07-12
NASA delays the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-133, its final mission, due to a circuitry glitch. 2010-11-2
More than 1,200 NASA employees are laid off despite a $19 billion funding budget passed by the United States Congress earlier in the week. 2010-10-1
NASA and Cornell University have given up attempting to move the "Spirit" rover, currently stuck in sand near Home Plate, Gusev crater on the planet Mars, and are converting it into a stationary outpost. Its twin rover, "Opportunity", remains mobile on Mars. 2010-02-3