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A total solar eclipse.

How to photograph April’s solar eclipse, according to NASA

NASA has shared some photography tips for folks keen to record next month's solar eclipse — and they don't all involve capturing the eclipse itself.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, on the company’s 29th commercial resupply services mission for the agency to the International Space Station.

Here’s the new science that’s launching to the ISS today

Today will see the launch of not only a group of astronauts visiting the ISS, but also a uncrewed cargo mission sent to resupply the station.
Scientists have used the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter’s Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) in a new mode of operation to record part of the Sun’s atmosphere that has been almost impossible to image until now. By covering the Sun’s bright disc with an ‘occulter’ inside the instrument, EUI can detect the million-times fainter ultraviolet light coming from the surrounding corona.

Help NASA in its quest to learn more about our sun

NASA is asking for volunteers to take part in research during April's total solar eclipse that will help it learn more about our sun.
Engineers fuel Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.

NASA and Boeing start fueling Starliner spacecraft for first crewed flight

After numerous delays, NASA and Boeing look more certain than ever to launch the first crewed flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft soon.
Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, left, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Moghbeli, Mogensen, Furukawa, and Borisov are returning after nearly six-months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station.

NASA’s Crew-7 astronauts splash down safely off the coast of Florida

NASA's Crew-7 mission has splashed down off the coast of Florida, with the four astronauts on board returning safely from the International Space Station.
SpaceX's Crew-6 reentering Earth's atmosphere.

How to watch homecoming SpaceX astronauts fly overhead on Tuesday

Folks in more than a dozen states will have a chance to see SpaceX's Crew-7 spacecraft fly overhead as it travels toward the landing zone early on Tuesday.
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

NASA, Boeing delay Starliner’s first crewed flight again

NASA and Boeing have pushed the target launch date for the first crewed test flight of the Starliner spacecraft from April to May.
SpaceX Crew-7 aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft at the start of their mission in August 2023.

How to watch SpaceX Crew-7 return to Earth this week

Space's Crew-7 is getting ready to return home after more than six months aboard the ISS, and the key moments of the return journey will be live streamed.
Part of NASA’s CADRE technology demonstration, three small rovers that will explore the Moon together show off their ability to drive as a team autonomously – without explicit commands from engineers – during a test in a clean room at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in December 2023.

Meet NASA’s trio of mini moon rovers set to launch next year

NASA introduces a trio of mini rovers which will work together as a team to map the lunar surface, testing out the possibilities of using rovers in groups.
An illustration showing astronauts on the moon.

NASA puts out call for potential Mars astronauts

NASA has put out a call for wannabe astronauts, with those making it through the selection process likely heading to the moon and possibly even Mars.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying the Ax-3 crew departs from the space station in February 2024.

How to watch Crew-8 arrive at the space station tonight

SpaceX’s Crew-8 members are about to arrive at the International Space Station after launching from the Kennedy Space Center on Monday.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission launches from Kennedy Space Center at 10:53 p.m. EST on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

NASA addresses the crack in the hatch of the Crew-8 spacecraft

NASA and SpaceX launched the Crew-8 mission late last night, but a crack was discovered in the hatch seal of the spacecraft around 30 minutes before liftoff.
SpaceX Crew-8 launches to the space station in March 2024.

Crew-8 launches with small crack in capsule, but SpaceX says it’s safe

A small crack was spotted on a seal on the Crew Dragon's hatch prior to Sunday night's launch to the ISS, but SpaceX engineers said it poses no risk to safety.
SpaceX's Crew-8 head to the launchpad.

SpaceX’s Crew-8 head to launchpad for ride to space

NASA and SpaceX are aiming to launch Crew-8 from the Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station on Sunday night.
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Listen to the sounds of a space nebula with NASA sonifications

A NASA project called sonifications gives a new way to experience beautiful images of space: via sound.
The International Space Station.

Air is leaking from Russian module of the International Space Station

The International Space Station is experiencing a leak from a Russian module, but NASA assures the public that it is no threat to the crew on board.
NASA's Artemis II crew rehearsing the splashdown for its upcoming mission.

Artemis II lunar crew rehearses splashdown in the Pacific

The four NASA astronauts set to fly by the moon next year have been out training for the final stage of the mission: the splashdown.
An image captured by Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander.

Odysseus lunar lander sends a ‘fitting farewell transmission’ to Earth

Intuitive Machines' record-breaking Odysseus lunar lander lost power on Thursday, though it may be in touch again soon.
The Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars, in an image taken by the Perseverance rover. Ingenuity recently made its 50th flight.

The NASA Mars helicopter’s work is not done, it turns out

NASA’s Mars helicopter has been grounded since January 18 after suffering damage to one of its rotors as it came in to land. But its work is not done.
SpaceX's Crew-8 ahead of launch.

How to watch SpaceX Crew-8 launch to the space station tonight

NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations for Crew-8's flight to the International Space Station in a launch targeted for Sunday night
An illustration of NASA's TIMED satellite.

NASA and Russian satellites just miss in ‘too close for comfort’ pass

Two large satellites — one operated by NASA and another owned by Russia — came alarmingly close to colliding about 378 miles above Earth on Wednesday.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during a static fire test.

NASA astronauts need good weather for Crew-8 launch. Here’s how it’s looking

SpaceX is targeting Saturday for the Crew-8 launch to the International Space Station, but it needs good weather. Here's how it's looking.
NASA's Orion spacecraft as it flies by the moon.

With Intuitive Machines’ mission cut short, when is the next lunar landing?

Three attempts to reach the lunar surface this year have had mixed results, but there are plenty more missions in 2024 that are hoping to nail it.
An illustration shows a spacecraft from NASA's DART mission approaching the asteroid it was intended to redirect.

Asteroid impacted by spacecraft is reshaped like an M&M ‘with a bite taken out’

In 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid. Now astronomers have found that the impact may have reshaped the asteroid significantly.
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft ahead of its lunar landing attempt.

Odysseus shares new moon images ahead of imminent landing attempt

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft is now in a lunar orbit and is on course to attempt a soft landing that would put it in the history books.
NASA's Perserverance Mars rover.

Relive Mars rover’s spectacular landing exactly 3 years ago

NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021, so it's the perfect time to rewatch some of the most amazing footage of the spacecraft landing.
In an ejection that would have caused its rotation to slow, a magnetar is depicted losing material into space in this artist’s concept. The magnetar’s strong, twisted magnetic field lines (shown in green) can influence the flow of electrically charged material from the object, which is a type of neutron star.

Astronomers are figuring out what causes incredibly bright flashes in space

Some of the oddest cosmic phenomena are short but powerful flashes called fast radio bursts. Now astronomers have observed one before and after it occurred,
The CHAPEA mission 1 crew (from left: Nathan Jones, Ross Brockwell, Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu) exit a prototype of a pressurized rover and make their way to the CHAPEA facility ahead of their entry into the habitat on June 25, 2023.

NASA is looking for volunteers for yearlong simulated Mars mission

If you've ever wanted to visit Mars, then NASA has an offer for you. The agency is running a simulated mission to Mars, and it's looking for volunteers.
SpaceX Crew-8 ahead of their flight to the space station.

NASA switches SpaceX’s Crew-8 launch date again

Just a few of days after NASA said it was delaying the launch of SpaceX’s Crew-8 mission to the ISS by a week, it's come back to say it’s changing it again.
Collins Aerospace testing its new spacesuit.

Watch NASA test its next-gen spacesuit for ISS spacewalks

The developers of a next-generation NASA spacesuit recently achieved a key design milestone, the space agency reported on Monday.
An artist's rendition of the NEOWISE spacecraft shows it in orbit above the earth.

One last orbit: how and why NASA kills its own spacecraft

Every mission has an ending, and when NASA spacecraft meet theirs, many will go out in a carefully choreographed blaze of glory.
NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Climate, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 1:33 a.m. EST, Feb. 8, 2024, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. From its orbit hundreds of miles above Earth, PACE will study microscopic life in the oceans and microscopic particles in the atmosphere to investigate key mysteries of our planet’s interconnected systems.

NASA launches PACE satellite to observe Earth’s oceans and atmosphere

NASA has launched its latest Earth-monitoring mission, a satellite that studies the atmosphere and the oceans, as well as their relationship to climate change.
A Mars landscape with NASA's Ingenuity helicopter in the background.

NASA’s damaged Ingenuity helicopter spotted in Mars rover photo

NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, has captured an image showing the final resting place of the damaged Mars helicopter, Ingenuity.
The Milky Way viewed from Earth.

NASA’s skywatching tips for February include Mars return and a spiral galaxy

NASA's top picks for what to look out for in the sky over the coming weeks include Venus, Mars, and a spiral galaxy 11.8 million light-years away.