A recent update to this historic portrait shows Earth as a tiny speck surrounded by…
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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.
On February 11, 2020, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft safely executed a 0.4-mile (620-m) flyover of the…
The spiral galaxy NGC 2008 sits center stage, its ghostly spiral arms spreading out towards…
NASA Prepares for Moon and Mars With New Addition to Its Deep Space Network Surrounded…
Highlights from the preparation and liftoff of ESA’s Sun-exploring mission Solar Orbiter. Solar Orbiter lofted…
[Watch Solar Orbiter Launch Video.] Solar Orbiter, a new collaborative mission between ESA (European Space…
ESA’s new Sun-exploring mission Solar Orbiter lofted to space aboard the US Atlas V 411…
Update: If you missed the live coverage, watch the Solar Orbiter Liftoff Video. Note: ESA…
After setting a record for the longest single spaceflight in history by a woman, NASA…
SuperCam is a rock-vaporizing instrument that will help scientists hunt for Mars fossils. NASA is…
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano returned to Earth today alongside NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Roscosmos…
Update: If you missed the live coverage, watch the Solar Orbiter Liftoff Video. Note: NASA…
Using 12 years of satellite data, NASA scientists have measured how the influx of cold,…
This eye-catching galaxy is known as NGC 5364. Unmistakably a spiral, NGC 5364 is also…
Larger, gas giant exoplanets will also fall under the James Webb Space Telescope’s gaze The…
When Solar Orbiter launches on its journey to the Sun, there’s one key piece of…
The Earth is pocked with roughly 190 major meteor craters, yet scientists only know the…
NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft has discovered “layers” and “rifts” in the…