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Mission Control Center Named for Legendary ... April 30, 2011 NASA is recognizing Christopher C. Kraft Jr., America’s first human space mission flight director, by naming the Mission Control Center in his honor for his service to the nation and its space ...

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Super Stars of the Cosmos April 30, 2011 Using supercomputers to understand the super stars of the cosmos.  credit: NSF/Marsha Walton, Science Nation Producer

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Adromeda’s Coat Of Many Colors April 30, 2011 A video of Andromeda in multiple wavelengths.  credit: ESA

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Galactic Duo NGC 3169 and NGC 3166 April 22, 2011 This sequence starts with a wide-field view of the prominent constellation of Leo (The Lion). As we zoom in many fainter stars become visible as well as a few of the many galaxies in this part of ...

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Silver Saver April 17, 2011 Nanotechnology helps keeps the shine on silver credit: NSF/Ann Kellan, Science Nation Producer

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New Technology Allows the Blind Access to ... April 17, 2011 Expo shows off some cutting edge technology for the disabled, giving them access to social media networks.

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Laser Eye Warning April 17, 2011 Eye doctors say high-powered lasers can permanently damage eyesight.

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Teen Receives State-of-the-Art Bionic Hand April 17, 2011 Teen born without fingers on her right hand adapting to life with two working hands after being fitted with a special battery-operated "bionic hand."

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First Man In Space April 17, 2011 50 years ago, for the first time in history, a human traveled into space.  Who was Yuri Gagarin? How did this flight change his life and the future of humankind? This video ...

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ScienceCasts: Solar Activity April 17, 2011 With a burst of solar flares and Northern Lights, the sun is waking up from a three-year slumber.  credit: NASA

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Cyberchondria April 08, 2011 People who look to the internet to diagnose their mysterious symptoms can cause unnecessary fear that they have diseases that they don’t really have.

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Sandia Borders High-Level Model April 08, 2011 Developed via funding from the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Borders High Level Model is a high-fidelity simulation and analysis program that aids ...

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Expedition 27 Launch April 08, 2011 Expedition 27 Lifts Off From Kazakhstan with NASA astronaut Ron Garan aboard on April 4, 2011.  credit: NASA

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Spring Fireball Tracked by NASA April 04, 2011 A spring fireball recorded by a NASA all-sky camera located at the Marshall Space Flight Center on March 16, 2009.  credit: NASA

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Webb Telescope FAQ April 04, 2011 NASA astrophysicist Dr. Amber Straughn takes you on a quick journey of facts and images to explain what the Webb Space Telescope will tell us about the cosmos.  credit: NASA

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Mars 500 Emergency! We’re out of power! April 04, 2011 The Mars500 crew handle their first emergency on their simulated journey to Mars - 20 hours without water, electricity and ventilation.  credit: ESA

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Mars 500 approaching MARS April 04, 2011 After more than eight months flying to the Red Planet, the isolated Mars500 crew are approaching their goal and some of them finally put their steps onto a mock-Mars surface on 14 ...

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Mars500 - It is Finally (and it was) Mars! April 04, 2011 The highlight of the Mars500 was landing to Mars. Diego and Romain are showing in this long video all what happened during exiting February at the Mars500 modules.  credit: ESA

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Map Of Global Gravity April 02, 2011 GOCE has helped map out the Earth’s gravitational pull.  This video demonstrates at which point the Earth's pull is stronger than at others. credit: ESA

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GOCE - Mapping Gravity As Never Before March 31, 2011 ESA’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) has been developed to bring about a whole new level of understanding of one of the most fundamental forces of nature ...