Latest NASA Stories
We still don’t really know what’s inside the sun—but that could change very soon
Spaceflight affects the human body in two major, peculiar ways
SpaceX and NASA officially flew people into space. What’s next?
This ‘kilonova’ shines so bright, it defies the odds
Mars died billions of years ago, and its guts are still spilling into space
These rock-eating microbes could help us settle the Moon and Mars
This scientist uses data from space to map clean water across the Americas
The moon will soon have cell service
Meet the disk-shaped halo of hot gas you currently live in
Watch live as the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft snags a chunk of asteroid
Local asteroid Bennu used to be filled with tiny rivers
A volcanologist shows what makes magma go boom
Watch live as NASA launches a $23 million toilet into space
West Coast wildfire smoke is visible from outer space
These black holes collided so hard they made space-time jiggle
Clumps of bacteria could spread life between planets
A rare ‘cosmic butterfly’ unfurls its wings in this telescoped image
A local stellar graveyard could reveal our galaxy’s beginnings
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Watch NASA launch its next rover to Mars
For astronauts in space, play is a way to stay safe
Hubble just captured this ‘fluffy’ galaxy in all its flocculent glory
You may be able to spot a ‘ring of fire’ eclipse this weekend
NASA’s New Horizons is so far away, it’s seeing stars from new angles
Astronomers spot repeating radio burst patterns from deep space
NASA and SpaceX pulled off their first rocket launch. Watch every second of it here.
A brief history of menstruating in space
Wacky weather punched a new hole in the ozone—and it could happen again
This little NASA rover can conquer sand and steep hills
Planet Nine might not be a planet at all
Jupiter has a spooky new look in this sharp infrared photo
NASA’s weird wing design could lead to futuristic, fuel-efficient airplanes
Astronomers just found the closest black hole to Earth
Ancient supernovas may have pierced moon rocks with star shrapnel
The Hubble Space Telescope just turned 30, and it’s working better than ever
A new view of the Pillars of Creation gives further clues to its gassy demise
Will asteroids wreak havoc on future Mars settlers?
Last year, we finally photographed a black hole. Now what?
At long last, NASA’s probe finally digs in on Mars
Honoring the women who helped humans go to space
If life exists on Titan, it’s even weirder than we thought
NASA’s now taking astronaut applications. Do you have the right stuff?
NASA has officially detected ‘marsquakes’ on the Red Planet
Katherine Johnson, whose calculations enabled the first moonwalk, dies at 101
Asteroids go to pieces when their host star dies
Astronomers caught a star-on-star smack down
NASA’s plan to build stuff in space just took its first step
These close-up photos of the sun could help us forecast space weather
This new solar orbiter will peek at some of the sun’s most secretive spots
SpaceX saves mannequins from fireball. Next up, astronauts.
There’s a bizarre group of shapeshifting objects at the center of the Milky Way
Researchers trace galactic history in ancient grains of alien sand
Young galaxies transformed the early universe by blowing bubbles
The biggest gaseous structure in our galaxy is filled with baby star factories
NASA’s top observatories teamed up to capture an imploding star in captivating 3D
Our newest alien comet may have been born out of a dying star’s vomit
This pitch-black exoplanet is spiraling toward its doom
What would happen if you fell into a black hole?
How astronomers weigh the universe (and everything in it)
This year, space stole all the headlines. Here are our favorite stories
Astronomers are struggling to study the stars without ruining Earth
There’s an ancient starburst in the heart of the Milky Way
Mysterious stripes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus may have a new origin story
White dwarf star spotted nibbling on the atmosphere of a nearby icy planet
NASA’s solar probe reveals stunning results after swooping in close to the sun