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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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Guiana Space Center mission control during the James Webb Space Telescope launch on Christmas Day

After years of delays, the James Webb telescope is finally in space

By Rachel Feltman

James Webb Space Telescope in flight with mirrors and sunshield unfurled in an artist's rendering

17 images to count down to the James Webb Space Telescope launch

By Purbita Saha

James Webb telescope primary mirror coated in gold seen from a fisheye view looking up with engineers in masks and protective gear looking down from a blue ceiling

The James Webb telescope will soon be hunting for ‘first light’

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

The Parker Space Probe flies toward the Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived its closest encounter yet with the sun

LCRD spacecraft shooting out red lasers in an artist's rendition

NASA is testing space lasers to shoot data back to Earth

By Tatyana Woodall

ISS space station

NASA is spending big on commercial space destinations

By Colleen Hagerty

NASA is winding up to punch an asteroid

NASA is winding up to punch an asteroid

illustration of a probe nearing the sun

The fastest human-made object vaporizes space dust on contact

By Leto Sapunar

The US return to the moon gets a schedule change—again

The US return to the moon gets a schedule change—again

Ice-capped mountains in Kathmandu, Nepal, seen from a Landsat satellite

NASA’s Landsat 9 satellite sends back its first images of a changing world

By Rachel Feltman

Curiosity found a new organic molecule on Mars

By Margo Milanowski

Astronomers spot first planet outside the Milky Way

Astronomers spot first planet outside the Milky Way

Hubble Space Telescope capture of distant galaxies Arp 86 and NGC 7753

These two galaxies are locked in a cosmic battle

By Margo Milanowski

Catastrophic floods helped shape the unique landscape on Mars

Catastrophic floods helped shape the unique landscape on Mars

By Kate Baggaley

a nose smelling the stars (illustration)

What does space smell like?

By Lizzie Schiffman

A photo of the planet Jupiter.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is whirling faster than ever

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

By Leto Sapunar

a rocket takes off

The COVID oxygen shortage is delaying NASA rockets

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.

A grayish orange plain of rocky terrain 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

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

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

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

A blue-colored cliff on Mars.

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

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

By Sam Howe Verhovek

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

By Robin Seemangal

A close-up of juvenile Hawaiian bobtail squid.

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

man sitting in an airplane seat under linear acceleration

Bodies In Motion: Exploring the Human Limits of Future Travel

The Mars Jezero crater

Life could be hiding deep under Mars

By Leto Sapunar

medical exercise

What Happens If You Have A Heart Attack In Space?

By Rose Pastore

Space Shuttle Era

The Space Shuttle Era’s Best Images

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

By Rebecca Boyle

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

A fissure in the Cerberus Fossae formation on Mars.

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

By Shannon Stirone

Asteroid Bennu floating in black space.

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

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

astronaut on spacewalk

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.

By Charlie Wood

exploring moon caves

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

By Stan Horaczek

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How scientists colorize Hubble’s deep space photographs

By Jeanette D. Moses

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?

By Scott Murdock/Task & Purpose

Perseverance rover SHERLOC

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

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

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

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

By Charlie Wood

An overhead view of Mars featuring peculiar dark streaks.

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

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

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

Interacting galaxies seen among stars through a telescope

Behold six galactic collisions, masterfully captured by Hubble

By Jessica Boddy