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How you can help NASA (even if you failed math)

By Margherita Bassi

Artist’s rendering of a MoonFall drone operating near the lunar South Pole.
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Four drones will go where no astronaut have landed—yet

By Laura Baisas

a hand holding a yellow paper airplane against a blue sky
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It’s National Paper Airplane Day: How to make a NASA-approved plane

By Laura Baisas

Crescent outline of Mars taken by Psyche spacecraft
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Mars shines in ethereal photo from Psyche space probe

By Andrew Paul

Four ISS astronauts smiling beside floating oranges, peppers, apples, and an onion
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ISS astronauts pose with fresh fruit in microgravity

By Andrew Paul

Perseverance Mars rover selfie photo with Martian landscape behind it
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Mars rover snaps a selfie near skyscraper-sized boulders

By Andrew Paul

a before and after satellite image
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NASA satellite images show how a massive tsunami in Alaska changed the landscape forever

By Laura Baisas

Black and white photo of Curiosity rover's robotic arm drill lifting a stone off the ground on Mars.
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For 6 days, NASA’s Mars rover battled a rock

By Andrew Paul

Rise zero gravity indicator plushie
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The adorable Artemis II ‘Rise’ plushies finally land in NASA’s online shop

By Andrew Paul

Close up of lunar surface photographed by Artemis II crew
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NASA needs your help spotting meteors hitting the moon

By Andrew Paul

a man's face in a bubble
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Watch the Artemis II astronauts have fun with bubbles

By Laura Baisas

Images of two solar flares observed by NASA on April 23-24, 2026.
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The sun just fired off two massive solar flares

By Andrew Paul

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed "Mary Anning" after a 19th century English paleontologist. This was the site of the chemical experiment uncovering diverse organic molecules on Mars, in the Glen Torridon region, which scientists believe was a site where ancient conditions would have been favorable to supporting life, if it ever was present.
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Curiosity finds molecules needed for ancient life on Mars

By Andrew Paul

the earth is setting behind the moon
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New Artemis II astronaut iPhone video reveals new Earthset view

By Laura Baisas

The Artemis II crew—(clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover—pause for a group photo with their zero gravity indicator “Rise,” inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home on April 7, 2026.
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From crying to dentistry: 6 odd skills astronauts need to go to space

By Mack DeGeurin

Video screenshot of simulated hydrocarbon ocean on Titan. The waves are very pronounced
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Saturn’s largest moon could see 10-foot waves from a tiny breeze

By Andrew Paul

a recovery crew opening up a space capsule int he ocean
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Watch a recovery crew open Integrity’s hatch for Artemis II astronauts

By Laura Baisas

Fluorescent image of nematode
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‘Space worms’ are en route to the International Space Station

By Andrew Paul

Illustration of two astronauts sitting on toilets while looking at their phones
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Even astronauts get constipated in space

By Andrew Paul

Multiple Sriracha bottles photoshopped floating above the lunar landscape during earthrise
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The 5 hot sauces aboard Artemis II are kinda weak

By Andrew Paul