Nearly two decades ago, a near-Earth asteroid was discovered to have a moon, and the…
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NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is the United States government agency responsible for civilian space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. Founded in 1958, NASA leads groundbreaking missions that study Earth, the Moon, Mars, and beyond—deploying spacecraft, satellites, and telescopes such as the Hubble and James Webb to explore the cosmos. The agency pioneers human spaceflight through programs like Artemis, which aims to return astronauts to the Moon and pave the way for Mars exploration. NASA’s research also advances climate science, planetary geology, astrophysics, and cutting-edge technologies that benefit life on Earth and deepen humanity’s understanding of the universe.
Jupiter-size planets orbiting close to their stars have upended ideas about how giant planets form.…
What are those dark streaks in this composite image of yesterday’s solar eclipse? They are…
The galaxy known as NGC 5907 stretches wide across this image. Appearing as an elongated…
As the 2019–2020 summer brought record heat to Australia, New South Wales appeared to be…
On the afternoon of June 13, 2020, a vehicle fire near the intersection of Bush…
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program is concluding its structural qualification test series with one…
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite observed a huge Saharan dust plume streaming over the North Atlantic…
Astrobiologists join effort to develop treatments for COVID-19 patients. Astrobiologists supported in part by the…
It is still relatively early in the wildfire season out West but already wildfires are…
Several years ago, planetary scientist Lynnae Quick began to wonder whether any of the more…
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope demonstrates its full range of imaging capabilities with two new…
One of four concepts being considered for a Discovery Program mission, Trident would investigate one…
The Red Planet’s surface has been visited by eight NASA spacecraft. The ninth will be…
This view of sample site Nightingale on asteroid Bennu is a mosaic of images collected…
Astronomers tend to have a slightly different sense of time than the rest of us.…
This new portrait of the Red Planet’s neighbors was taken during a time when there’s…
New International Ocean Satellite Completes Testing A team of engineers in the U.S. and Europe…