Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result may help scientists learn more about this enigmatic ice giant planet in Earth’s solar system.

The rocket engine with one of the most storied histories in spaceflight, the RS-25, is returning to space for a second act – this time to send humans on the Artemis missions to explore the Moon.

David Voracek, chief technologist at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, delivered a virtual Tech Talk with team members of Marshall Space Flight Center on March 25. Voracek, a 34-year NASA veteran, has served in his current role for the past 11 years.

Engineering always seemed like a natural path for Rahul Ramachandran. From a child growing up in Delhi, India, his dream of becoming an aeronautical engineer and jet plane designer led to a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Dwight Mosby has good reason to be excited about the future.

Ask International Space Station facility engineers and payload operations teams at Marshall Space Flight Center what makes them proudest, looking back on two decades of developing, testing and supporting science in orbit. Many will glance upward, as if the source of that pride might be passi…

Team members from Marshall Space Flight Center and Michoud Assembly Facility were honored with NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Management Award in a virtual ceremony March 11.

As deputy director of Marshall Space Flight Center, Rick Burt helps guide the next era in exploration and discovery for one of NASA’s largest field installations, with a broad portfolio of human spaceflight, science, and technology development efforts that touch nearly every mission NASA pursues.

The Artemis I twin solid rocket boosters for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket have been fully stacked on the mobile launcher inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Newly reported spinoffs from Marshall Space Flight Center offer an unlikely pair of benefits for space and commercial applications. An insert made from space-age material helps reduce pungent shoe odors, and an advanced 3D printer enables printing of electronics on demand. The technologies a…

NASA has awarded the Mars Ascent Propulsion System contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Elkton, Maryland, to provide propulsion support and products for spaceflight missions at Marshall Space Flight Center.

Nine teams from Marshall Space Flight Center were honored with the agency’s Space Flight Awareness Team Award in a virtual ceremony Feb. 25. The annual award is presented to NASA civil servants and contractors who demonstrate strong work ethic and creative, innovative thinking in support of …

As the workforce at Marshall Space Flight Center approaches a year of working virtually in response to COVID-19, the center continues to welcome interns to contribute to the agency’s missions of human spaceflight, space science and Earth research. While the overall experience may look differ…

Six team members from Marshall Space Flight Center were honored with the agency’s Space Flight Awareness Trailblazer Award in a virtual ceremony Feb. 4.