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The International Space Station.

25 amazing ISS photos to mark 25 years of the space station

Enjoy a stunning set of photos of the International Space Station as the orbital facility this week marks 25 years of operations.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

NASA’s Mars helicopter still working fine after month-long break

It's always a tense moment for NASA as it comes to fly its Mars helicopter after a long break, but the plucky aircraft performed just fine on its latest trip.
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NASA’s skywatching tips for December include a meteor shower

NASA's skywatching tips for December include a meteor shower and the chance to spot a passing asteroid with the naked eye.
NASA astronaut Christina Koch.

NASA astronauts sign their moon rocket

The four Artemis II astronauts recently signed a section of the launch vehicle that will blast them toward the moon in a year from now.
The moon and Earth as seen from the Orion spacecraft in November 2022.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft did something special exactly a year ago

A year has passed since NASA's Artemis I mission sent the new Orion spacecraft all the way to the moon, and then beyond, setting a new record in the process.
NASA's Perserverance Mars rover.

NASA stops speaking to its Mars robots, but they haven’t fallen out

A celestial event happening right now could corrupt commands sent from Earth to NASA's Mars rovers so the team is taking a break until the situation normalizes.
Cones protecting the SPHEREx space telescope.

See how NASA’s cosmos-mapping SPHEREx spacecraft is starting to take shape

Described by NASA as looking a bit like a dog after a visit to the vet, the SPHEREx spacecraft has now been fitted with its distinctive cone ahead of launch.
NASA's Super Guppy aircraft.

‘Always a sight to see!’ NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft flies again

Aviation enthusiasts will be delighted to learn that NASA's extraordinary Super Guppy aircraft recently took to the skies again.
The Pillars of Creation, imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope

NASA just launched a free streaming channel called NASA+

NASA has just launched a new ad-free channel called NASA+ that offers original shows and live content for space fans around the world.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

NASA’s Mars helicopter just did something it’s never done before

NASA's Mars helicopter keeps breaking its own records, flying higher, further, and faster then ever before. But it recently set a brand new one.
The Cartwheel Galaxy captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA shares trailers for original shows coming to its new streaming channel

NASA has been sharing trailers for original shows coming to its new NASA+ streaming channel, which launches on Wednesday.
Modra Observatory images of the 1998 Leonid meteor shower.

NASA’s skywatching tips for November include a meteor shower

NASA's skywatching tips for November include the potentially spectacular Leonid meteor shower, which peaks around the middle of the month.
The International Space Station.

Spot the space station with this new NASA app

A new app released for iOS and Android makes it easier than ever to spot the International Space Station when it passes overhead.
Artist’s illustration of the Lucy concept.

NASA’s Lucy phones home after ‘Dinky’ flyby

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is powering on toward Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids after making a successful flyby of another asteroid called Dinkinesh.
NASA's next-generation SLS rocket.

Watch NASA’s trailer teasing next week’s launch of streaming service

NASA has shared a trailer highlighting next week’s launch of NASA+, a free video streaming service aimed at space fans.
NASA's image of a ghostly cosmic hand in deep space.

NASA releases ‘ghostly cosmic hand’ image for Halloween

To help you get in the mood for Halloween, NASA has released a spooky image from deep space showing what it describes as a ghostly cosmic hand.
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos with NASA boss Bill Nelson in front of a mock-up of the Blue Moon lunar lander.

Blue Origin shows off 3-story Blue Moon lunar lander mock-up

Blue Origin's lander will one day carry astronauts to the lunar surface as part of the Artemis program that's aiming to put a permanent base on the moon.
In this artist’s concept, NASA astronauts drill into the Martian subsurface. The agency has created new maps that show where ice is most likely to be easily accessible to future astronauts.

Map of Mars shows the location of ice beneath the planet’s surface

A NASA project called Subsurface Water Ice Mapping or SWIM has released a new set of Mars maps, showing the locations of subsurface ice on the planet.
This image from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument highlights GRB 230307A’s kilonova and its former home galaxy among their local environment of other galaxies and foreground stars. The neutron stars were kicked out of their home galaxy and travelled the distance of about 120,000 light-years, approximately the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy, before finally merging several hundred million years later.

James Webb observes merging stars creating heavy elements

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected heavy elements being created in a star merger for the first time.
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet tests the moon camera in the lunar-like landscapes of Lanzarote, Spain.

Astronauts test new moon camera for upcoming Artemis mission

In preparation for NASA's next crewed moon landing, astronauts have been testing a brand new camera on the lunar-like landscapes of Lanzarote, Spain.
NASA's Orion crew capsule together with the service module.

NASA’s Artemis II moon capsule receives vital component

Next year's crewed Artemis II moon mission took an important step forward recently when NASA integrated a vital component with the Orion spacecraft.
Artist’s impression of the Dragonfly rotorcraft lander on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.

NASA tests 8-rotor Dragonfly drone destined for Titan

Dragonfly is set to become the first multi-rotor aircraft to fly on another celestial body when it reaches Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in 2034.
The interior of the EV that will take NASA's Artemis II astronauts to the launchpad.

Check out the NASA EV that will drive Artemis crew (partway) to the moon

NASA and EV startup Canoo Technologies have shown off the vehicle that will transport the next lunar astronauts to the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center.
How a paved road and landing pad might look on the moon.

NASA’s moon buggies could one day be driving on lunar roads

The moon could one day be paved with roads for safer and smoother rover rides as part of ongoing efforts to reduce the damaging effects of lunar dust.
An illustration shows a rocket tossed in the air from the surface of Mars and igniting.

NASA’s wild plan to launch a rocket from Mars is ‘like something from an amusement park’

How do you launch a rocket from Mars? NASA's jaw-dropping plan involves pitching it in the air and igniting it aloft.
An artist's concept of the Lucy Mission.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will soon make its first flyby of an asteroid

The Lucy spacecraft is on its way to the orbit of Jupiter to study the Trojan asteroids there. But first it will make a flyby of an asteroid called Dinkinesh.
Four RS-25 engines attached to the core stage of NASA's SLS moon rocket.

NASA photo shows off engines that will power next crewed lunar mission

In ongoing preparations for the first crewed lunar mission in five decades, NASA has attached four engines to the core stage of its powerful SLS rocket.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made a record-breaking 25th flight on April 8, 2022.

NASA’s Mars drone just set another flight record

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has surpassed all expectations during its time on Mars and just recently it set a new flight record.
The annular solar eclipse in October 2023 viewed by the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera on board the Deep Space Climate Observatory.

Stunning image shows annular solar eclipse from a million miles away

NASA has shared a remarkable image of Saturday's annular solar eclipse, captured by a satellite a million miles from Earth.
The annular solar eclipse in October 2023.

Watch NASA video showing Saturday’s stunning ‘ring of fire’ eclipse

Huge crowds gathered across parts of the Americas on Saturday to witness the stunning phenomenon of an annular solar eclipse.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft onboard is launched from Launch Complex 39A, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA’s Psyche mission launches to explore a metal asteroid

NASA has successfully launched its Psyche spacecraft on a mission to visit a metal asteroid.
The flight transceiver for NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration can be identified by its large tube-like sunshade on the Psyche spacecraft, seen here inside a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.

Meet the new NASA communications system that’s hitching a ride in today’s Psyche launch

The launch of NASA's Psyche mission to visit a metal asteroid will include an extra bonus, as the spacecraft will carry a test of a new communications system.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at the space station during an uncrewed test flight.

NASA reveals a new target date for first crewed Starliner flight

After a string of delays impacting Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, NASA has revealed a new target date for the capsule's first crewed launch.
The space station and Earth.

Thursday’s spacewalk at the ISS has just been postponed

NASA has called off Thursday’s spacewalk at the ISS while officials continue to investigate the cause of a coolant leak involving Russia’s Nauka module.