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With Landsat 9, NASA can now photograph the entire Earth every 8 days With Landsat 9, NASA can now photograph the entire Earth every 8 days

An extremely wide-angle photo of a red, dusty surface, with a grey rock with two holes drilled into it.

First Martian rock samples from Perseverance edge closer to settling water question First Martian rock samples from Perseverance edge closer to settling water question

By Leto Sapunar

a rocket takes off

The COVID oxygen shortage is delaying NASA rockets The COVID oxygen shortage is delaying NASA rockets

You’ve Probably Been Reading The Wrong Horoscope

You’ve Probably Been Reading The Wrong Horoscope You’ve Probably Been Reading The Wrong Horoscope

By Michael Koziol

Jeff Bezos and his brother

Jeff Bezos is suing NASA. Here’s why. Jeff Bezos is suing NASA. Here’s why.

A grayish orange plain of rocky terrain on Mars.

After a few hiccups, NASA’s Perseverance begins its main missions on Mars After a few hiccups, NASA’s Perseverance begins its main missions on Mars

By Leto Sapunar

A yellow sponge-looking blob in a petri dish.

NASA just sent one of the world’s smartest slimes to space NASA just sent one of the world’s smartest slimes to space

Sorry, there’s probably no water under the South Pole of Mars

Sorry, there’s probably no water under the South Pole of Mars Sorry, there’s probably no water under the South Pole of Mars

By Leto Sapunar

A trio of galaxies swirl around each other.

See galactic triplets play tug-of-war in Hubble’s latest snapshot See galactic triplets play tug-of-war in Hubble’s latest snapshot

By Erin Fennessy

Polaris lunar rover replica at the US Space and Rocket Center

Polaris built a lunar rover replica that can drive 60 miles per hour here on Earth Polaris built a lunar rover replica that can drive 60 miles per hour here on Earth

By Stan Horaczek

The Hubble Space Telescope, with its yellow solar panels featured prominently.

Hubble spied water vapor on our solar system’s largest moon Hubble spied water vapor on our solar system’s largest moon

A blue-colored cliff on Mars.

Marsquakes reveal the red planet is way more radioactive than we thought Marsquakes reveal the red planet is way more radioactive than we thought

By Leto Sapunar

A black and white, side-by-side photo of galaxies. On the left, a pair of interacting galaxies. On the right, an usual three-armed spiral galaxy.

With its latest fix, Hubble proves to be the telescope that just won’t quit With its latest fix, Hubble proves to be the telescope that just won’t quit

A Brief History of the Apollo Hoax

A Brief History of the Apollo Hoax A Brief History of the Apollo Hoax

The 123,000 MPH Plasma Engine That Could Finally Take Astronauts To Mars

The 123,000 MPH Plasma Engine That Could Finally Take Astronauts To Mars The 123,000 MPH Plasma Engine That Could Finally Take Astronauts To Mars

By Sam Howe Verhovek

Who Killed The Deep Space Climate Observatory?

Who Killed The Deep Space Climate Observatory? Who Killed The Deep Space Climate Observatory?

By Bill Donahue

I Tried Really Hard Not To Contaminate NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft

I Tried Really Hard Not To Contaminate NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft I Tried Really Hard Not To Contaminate NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft

By Robin Seemangal

A close-up of juvenile Hawaiian bobtail squid.

Dozens of baby squid are orbiting our planet right now Dozens of baby squid are orbiting our planet right now

Meteors May Have Brought Vitamin B To Earth

Meteors May Have Brought Vitamin B To Earth Meteors May Have Brought Vitamin B To Earth

man sitting in an airplane seat under linear acceleration

Bodies In Motion: Exploring the Human Limits of Future Travel Bodies In Motion: Exploring the Human Limits of Future Travel

The Mars Jezero crater

Life could be hiding deep under Mars Life could be hiding deep under Mars

By Leto Sapunar

medical exercise

What Happens If You Have A Heart Attack In Space? What Happens If You Have A Heart Attack In Space?

By Rose Pastore

Space Shuttle Era

The Space Shuttle Era’s Best Images The Space Shuttle Era’s Best Images

NASA’s Twin Orbiters Will Crash Into The Moon On Monday NASA’s Twin Orbiters Will Crash Into The Moon On Monday

By Rebecca Boyle

The Man Who Fixed Hubble

The Man Who Fixed Hubble The Man Who Fixed Hubble

By Shannon Stirone

"Mars spiders," formations caused by underground carbon dioxide fizzing to the surface in springtine.

Scientists brought ‘Mars spiders’ to Earth—here’s how Scientists brought ‘Mars spiders’ to Earth—here’s how

A fissure in the Cerberus Fossae formation on Mars.

Mars may have had recent volcanic eruptions—which is great news for finding life Mars may have had recent volcanic eruptions—which is great news for finding life

By Leto Sapunar

Earth from space

NASA Is Sending Some Lucky Yeast Into Radiation-Filled Deep Space NASA Is Sending Some Lucky Yeast Into Radiation-Filled Deep Space

By Shannon Stirone

Asteroid Bennu floating in black space.

Megapixels: Watch NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zoom in on its asteroid target Megapixels: Watch NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zoom in on its asteroid target

By Jillian Mock

A model of the next Interstellar Probe.

This new space probe will go farther and faster than any before, gathering data for generations This new space probe will go farther and faster than any before, gathering data for generations

By Charlie Wood

An artist's illustration depicting Voyager 1 in interstellar space

How the most distant object ever made by humans is spending its dying days How the most distant object ever made by humans is spending its dying days

astronaut on spacewalk

Ask Us Anything: What happens to your body when you die in space? Ask Us Anything: What happens to your body when you die in space?

By Shannon Stirone

An illustration of the Mars Perseverance rover in the background and the Ingenuity helicopter in flight in the foreground.

Ingenuity flew on Mars. Now NASA will push it to the brink of destruction. Ingenuity flew on Mars. Now NASA will push it to the brink of destruction.

By Charlie Wood

exploring moon caves

We could live in caves on the moon. What would that be like? We could live in caves on the moon. What would that be like?

The METL bike tire on a bike with the sky in the background

These airless bike tires rely on a metal alloy designed for NASA rovers These airless bike tires rely on a metal alloy designed for NASA rovers

By Stan Horaczek

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How scientists colorize Hubble’s deep space photographs How scientists colorize Hubble’s deep space photographs

By Jeanette D. Moses

A brief history of spacewalks

A brief history of spacewalks A brief history of spacewalks

By Jason Lederman

The NASA STS-39 shuttle crew in orange astronaut suits on a space backdrop

What did ’90s NASA astronauts pack for space? What did ’90s NASA astronauts pack for space?

By Scott Murdock/Task & Purpose

Perseverance rover SHERLOC

Was there ever life on Mars? Perseverance’s SHERLOC laser sniffs for microscopic clues Was there ever life on Mars? Perseverance’s SHERLOC laser sniffs for microscopic clues

By Charlie Wood

PXLR, Perseverance Mars rover camera instrument

Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life

By Charlie Wood

The MOXIE instrument before it was lowered into NASA's Perseverance Rover, which is currently settled on the surface of Mars.

With MOXIE, Perseverance will try to make oxygen on Mars With MOXIE, Perseverance will try to make oxygen on Mars

By Charlie Wood

Mars' surface, in high-resolution and color, as captured by the Hazcams on NASA's Perseverance rover.

See Mars through Perseverance’s eyes See Mars through Perseverance’s eyes

11 eye-opening images from NASA’s Mars missions 11 eye-opening images from NASA’s Mars missions

An artist's interpretation of Perseverance, NASA's newest Mars rover, parachuting down from orbit.

Watch the Perseverance rover complete its dramatic landing on Mars Watch the Perseverance rover complete its dramatic landing on Mars

By Charlie Wood

An overhead view of Mars featuring peculiar dark streaks.

Mars’s mascara-like streaks may be caused by slush and landslides Mars’s mascara-like streaks may be caused by slush and landslides

By Charlie Wood

Masha Krasnova-Shavaeva illustration

How NASA kept its Mars rovers alive long past their expiration dates How NASA kept its Mars rovers alive long past their expiration dates

By Charlie Wood

An artist's impression of the Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars.

NASA’s Mars helicopter may soon be the first to fly on another planet NASA’s Mars helicopter may soon be the first to fly on another planet

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

Interacting galaxies seen among stars through a telescope

Behold six galactic collisions, masterfully captured by Hubble Behold six galactic collisions, masterfully captured by Hubble

By Jessica Boddy

A close-up view of Tithonium Chasma, which is feature of Valles Marineris, the solar system's largest canyon.

Peer inside the solar system’s largest canyon Peer inside the solar system’s largest canyon

By Jessica Boddy

The Kepler supernova was spotted in 1604. Four centuries later, material from the explosion is still expanding outward at more than 20 million miles per hour.

Stars are dying all across the galaxy—why don’t we see them? Stars are dying all across the galaxy—why don’t we see them?

By Charlie Wood

This image of Caldwell 45, captured by Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3, provides a larger view, showing more of the galaxy. The bluish color swirling around the galaxy’s center indicates the presence of young, hot stars in Caldwell 45’s spiral arms.

Celestial objects you can spot from your backyard Celestial objects you can spot from your backyard

By Jessica Boddy

Artist's impression of flare from our neighboring star Proxima Centauri ejecting material onto a nearby planet.

Violent space weather could limit life on nearby exoplanets Violent space weather could limit life on nearby exoplanets

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

Arecibo’s disk suffered damage in November, before the suspended receiver collapsed completely in December.

The Arecibo Observatory collapsed this week. What now? The Arecibo Observatory collapsed this week. What now?

By Charlie Wood

We still don’t really know what’s inside the sun—but that could change very soon

We still don’t really know what’s inside the sun—but that could change very soon We still don’t really know what’s inside the sun—but that could change very soon

By Charlie Wood

Expedition 46 Flight Engineer Tim Kopra on a Dec. 21, 2015 spacewalk.

Spaceflight affects the human body in two major, peculiar ways Spaceflight affects the human body in two major, peculiar ways

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

The Crew-1 crew. From left to right, NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins, and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi.

SpaceX and NASA officially flew people into space. What’s next? SpaceX and NASA officially flew people into space. What’s next?

By Charlie Wood

An artist's representation of the kilonova spotted by telescopes like Hubble. Kilonovas are as much as 1,000 times brighter than typical novas.

This ‘kilonova’ shines so bright, it defies the odds This ‘kilonova’ shines so bright, it defies the odds

By Jessica Boddy

Jezero Crater, the destination of the Perseverance rover, is one of many sites on Mars where ancient water flowed, suggesting that the planet once had a thicker atmosphere.

Mars died billions of years ago, and its guts are still spilling into space Mars died billions of years ago, and its guts are still spilling into space

By Charlie Wood

In this microscopic image, Sphingomonas desiccabilis is growing on basalt.

These rock-eating microbes could help us settle the Moon and Mars These rock-eating microbes could help us settle the Moon and Mars

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

The moon is in line to get LTE.

The moon will soon have cell service The moon will soon have cell service

By Charlie Wood

a panoramic of the milky way

Meet the disk-shaped halo of hot gas you currently live in Meet the disk-shaped halo of hot gas you currently live in

By Kate Baggaley

The spacecraft OSIRIS-REx in the sky over a rendering of the ground on asteroid Bennu

Watch live as the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft snags a chunk of asteroid Watch live as the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft snags a chunk of asteroid

By Rachael Zisk

Artist's conception of NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

Local asteroid Bennu used to be filled with tiny rivers Local asteroid Bennu used to be filled with tiny rivers

By Charlie Wood

This rocket launched from Pad-0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility (Virginia) on Jan. 9, 2014, and also performed a resupply to the ISS—though it did not carry new toilet hardware.

Watch live as NASA launches a $23 million toilet into space Watch live as NASA launches a $23 million toilet into space

By Rachael Zisk