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The latest on the US space agency's crafts, missions, and discoveries—from low-Earth orbit to deep space.

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NASA bets the farm on the long-term viability of space agriculture
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NASA bets the farm on the long-term viability of space agriculture

By Eleanor Cummins

If Earth’s orbit is so crowded, why don’t we see space junk in photos of the Earth?
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If Earth’s orbit is so crowded, why don’t we see space junk in photos of the Earth?

By Mary Beth Griggs

What can NASA’s twin study results actually tell us?
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What can NASA’s twin study results actually tell us?

By Claire Maldarelli

The hibernation science in ‘Passengers’ is not far from reality
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The hibernation science in ‘Passengers’ is not far from reality

By Jason Lederman

Mars Explorers Wanted Poster
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All the NASA space gifs you never knew you needed

By Rachel Feltman

This week’s supermoon is going to be more super than usual (we promise)
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This week’s supermoon is going to be more super than usual (we promise)

By Samantha Cole

What’s Inside Proxima Centauri B, Our Nearest Exoplanet Neighbor
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What’s Inside Proxima Centauri B, Our Nearest Exoplanet Neighbor

By Charles Q. Choi

You Could Own This Freaky NASA Robot From The 1960s
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You Could Own This Freaky NASA Robot From The 1960s

By Sarah Fecht

OSIRIS-REx Liftoff: Perfectly Executed, On Its Way To An Asteroid
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OSIRIS-REx Liftoff: Perfectly Executed, On Its Way To An Asteroid

By Samantha Cole

Jim Harris holding the final iteration of the Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism.
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A Plastic Cup And A Shop Vacuum Could Rewrite The History Of The Solar System

By Samantha Cole

NASA’s Mission To Sample A Killer Asteroid Launches In September
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NASA’s Mission To Sample A Killer Asteroid Launches In September

By Sarah Fecht

hillary clinton DNC speech
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The Most Controversial Line In Hillary Clinton’s Acceptance Speech Was About Science

By Samantha Cole

base camp at mars
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How Lockheed Martin Plans To Set Up A Base Camp In Mars’ Orbit

By Sarah Fecht

How John Glenn Landed After Becoming The First American To Orbit The Earth
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How John Glenn Landed After Becoming The First American To Orbit The Earth

By Popular Science, June 1962, by Wesley S. Griswold

The Dizzying View Inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building
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The Dizzying View Inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building

By Samantha Cole

Future Engineers Challenge winners
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Meet The Winners Of Star Trek And NASA’s Student 3D Printing Challenge

By Jason Lederman

We Took A Virtual Walk On The Martian Surface
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We Took A Virtual Walk On The Martian Surface

By Shannon Stirone

Concept drawing of the Mars Base Camp
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Lockheed Martin Wants To Send Humans To Mars In 12 Years

By Sarah Fecht

Mars500 crew
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What’s It Like To Go To Mars And Back?

By Sarah Fecht

NASA Invests In Suspended Animation, Growable Space Habitats, And More
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NASA Invests In Suspended Animation, Growable Space Habitats, And More

By Sarah Fecht

Window Damage
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Tiny Debris Chipped A Window On The Space Station

By Mary Beth Griggs

Shadows at Endeavour Crater
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The Best Pictures Of Mars

By Josh Hrala

The 12 craziest Hubble pictures of all time
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The 12 craziest Hubble pictures of all time

By Josh Hrala

Astronaut Butch Wilmore holds a container that was 3D printed on the International Space Station.
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NASA And Star Trek Have Teamed Up To Create The Next Generation of Makers

By Jason Lederman

The First Step Toward Alpha Centauri: Sailing To Mars
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The First Step Toward Alpha Centauri: Sailing To Mars

By Charles Q. Choi

Meet The Amazing Women Who Launched America’s First Rockets
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Meet The Amazing Women Who Launched America’s First Rockets

By Nathalia Holt

Can Billionaire Robert Bigelow Create A Life For Humans In Space?
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Can Billionaire Robert Bigelow Create A Life For Humans In Space?

By Ryan Bradley

Why Lockheed Martin Is Blasting The Orion Spaceship With 1,500 Speakers
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Why Lockheed Martin Is Blasting The Orion Spaceship With 1,500 Speakers

By Sarah Fecht

Here’s Why Twin Studies Are So Important To Science And NASA
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Here’s Why Twin Studies Are So Important To Science And NASA

By Claire Maldarelli

Did Anti-Chemtrail Hackers Break Into NASA’s Drone?
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Did Anti-Chemtrail Hackers Break Into NASA’s Drone?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

European Scientists Want To Shoot A Giant Bullet At Europa
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European Scientists Want To Shoot A Giant Bullet At Europa

By Sarah Fecht

How ‘Popular Science’ Covered The Challenger Disaster
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How ‘Popular Science’ Covered The Challenger Disaster

By Carl Franzen

NASA's Hybrid Plane Concept
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NASA Is Making Progress Toward Hybrid-Powered Airplanes

By Mary Beth Griggs

What’s The Best Way To Protect Earth From Incoming Asteroids?
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What’s The Best Way To Protect Earth From Incoming Asteroids?

By Sarah Fecht

Plutonium-238 Is Produced In America For The First Time In Almost 30 Years
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Plutonium-238 Is Produced In America For The First Time In Almost 30 Years

By Mary Beth Griggs

Earth sean from the moon
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The Real Cost Of NASA Missions

By Shannon Stirone

The Most Interesting Place On Europa
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The Most Interesting Place On Europa

By Sarah Fecht

If Humans Go To Mars, Where’s The Best Place To Land?
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If Humans Go To Mars, Where’s The Best Place To Land?

By Charles Q. Choi

Matt Damon leans against a rover
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5 Exciting Technologies NASA’s Developing So We Can Make It To Mars And Back

By Sarah Fecht

How NASA Turned Astronauts Into Social Media Superstars
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How NASA Turned Astronauts Into Social Media Superstars

By PopSci Editors

Europa Or Bust: Searching For Life In Jupiter’s Orbit
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Europa Or Bust: Searching For Life In Jupiter’s Orbit

By Corey S. Powell

Why NASA Helped Ridley Scott Create ‘The Martian’ Film
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Why NASA Helped Ridley Scott Create ‘The Martian’ Film

By Ryan Bradley

NASA Could Soon Launch A Giant Solar Sail Beyond Our Solar System
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NASA Could Soon Launch A Giant Solar Sail Beyond Our Solar System

By Dave Gershgorn

NASA Is Seriously Considering Terraforming Part of the Moon With Robots
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NASA Is Seriously Considering Terraforming Part of the Moon With Robots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Will Test Supersonic Landing From The Edge Of Space
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NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Will Test Supersonic Landing From The Edge Of Space

By Loren Grush

New NASA Satellites Could Help Prevent Katrina-Like Disasters
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New NASA Satellites Could Help Prevent Katrina-Like Disasters

By Sarah Fecht

These 9 Instruments Will Find Out Whether Aliens Could Live On Europa
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These 9 Instruments Will Find Out Whether Aliens Could Live On Europa

By Loren Grush

How Do You Handle A Medical Emergency On A Mission To Mars?
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How Do You Handle A Medical Emergency On A Mission To Mars?

By Loren Grush

Buckeye The MUTT On The Ground
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NASA Tests Cartoonish Flying Wing Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NASA Chief Scientist Is Sure We’ll Find Alien Life Within 20 Years
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NASA Chief Scientist Is Sure We’ll Find Alien Life Within 20 Years

By Loren Grush

NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Lander Is Going For A Test Spin Today
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NASA’s ‘Flying Saucer’ Lander Is Going For A Test Spin Today

By Loren Grush

Astronaut Twins Scott And Mark Kelly Lend Their Bodies To Science
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Astronaut Twins Scott And Mark Kelly Lend Their Bodies To Science

By PopSci Editors

SXSW 2015: An Astronaut’s Guide To Better Space Photos
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SXSW 2015: An Astronaut’s Guide To Better Space Photos

By Lindsey Kratochwill

NASA Can Make 3 More Nuclear Batteries, And That’s It
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NASA Can Make 3 More Nuclear Batteries, And That’s It

By Mary Beth Griggs

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Have Sandy Hot Springs
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Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Have Sandy Hot Springs

By Loren Grush

Supermassive Black Hole Found Farting A Trillion Suns’ Worth Of Energy
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Supermassive Black Hole Found Farting A Trillion Suns’ Worth Of Energy

By Loren Grush

Ion Thrusters In NASA Mission Redraw The Boundaries Of Space Exploration
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Ion Thrusters In NASA Mission Redraw The Boundaries Of Space Exploration

By Junnie Kwon

Balloon Launch
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Balloons And Airships Aren’t Just Steampunk, They’re Doing Cutting-Edge Science

By Mary Beth Griggs

Liftoff! The Orion Capsule Launches Into Space
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Liftoff! The Orion Capsule Launches Into Space

By Loren Grush

Scrubbed! Glitches Push NASA To Delay The First Flight Of Orion
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Scrubbed! Glitches Push NASA To Delay The First Flight Of Orion

By Loren Grush

Is NASA Going To Let The Hubble Telescope Burn Up?
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Is NASA Going To Let The Hubble Telescope Burn Up?

By Loren Grush

Is ‘Interstellar’ An Antidote To Humanity’s Space Apathy?
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Is ‘Interstellar’ An Antidote To Humanity’s Space Apathy?

By Loren Grush

Gallery: The Top 10 Failed NASA Missions
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Gallery: The Top 10 Failed NASA Missions

By Francie Diep

Volcanoes Erupted On The Moon Within The Past 100 Million Years
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Volcanoes Erupted On The Moon Within The Past 100 Million Years

By Loren Grush