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NASA Wednesday announced a new public‑private partnership to advance Mars science by combining the agency’s scientific leadership with commercial innovation.…

Description NASA astronaut Jessica Meir inspects optical fibers while installing hardware updates to the agency’s Cold Atom Lab, or CAL,…

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have switched on NASA’s newly upgraded Cold Atom Lab, a one-of-a-kind facility designed to…

Students in New Jersey will hear from NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir as they answer prerecorded STEM questions…

Scientists await a big splash in the Pacific Ocean as one of the most research-packed Dragon spacecraft to date returns,…

NASA astronaut Anil Menon will be available for limited media interviews beginning at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, June 22, to…

NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is…

Ice splintered off the southern Patagonia glacier and drifted across a growing glacial lake.

Urban development, green spaces, and maritime activity converge in this Northern California city.

As the FIFA World Cup approaches, NASA is bringing space science and engineering to soccer fans worldwide. From June 11 to July 19, 2026, NASA will host an exhibit at FIFA Fan Festival™ Houston where…

Results from Artemis II’s science investigations will help support safe human exploration of deep space and provide a blueprint for…

NASA has completed the investigation into the damage sustained last year at its 70-meter radio-frequency antenna, known as the Deep…

NASA will host a public event featuring three crew members from the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission at 11 a.m. EDT…

Tens of thousands of abandoned mines threaten waterways across the American West, but identifying which sites urgently need cleanup is…

Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are continuing research efforts to manufacture large quantities of stem cells for…

Students in New York will hear from NASA astronaut Jessica Meir as she answers their prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and…

NASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, May 27, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space…

On May 21, ground controllers powered down NASA’s AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) instrument, bringing the data collection phase of the…

To dive deeper into the International Space Station research achievements from the past year, browse the 2025 Annual Highlights of…

The NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) has selected two early‑career scientists for its next class of postdoctoral…

An astronaut on the International Space Station was surprised to photograph a shower of light streaking through the darkness while…

The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific…

On Thursday, NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking industry collaboration for the Mars Telecommunications Network. Reliable, high bandwidth…

In May 2006, NASA established the SCaN (Space Communications and Navigation) Program to unify the agency’s networks under one organization.…

Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uncovering how bacteria that causes pneumonia can lead to long-term damage…

Listen to this audio excerpt from Kathleen Harmon, the Artemis II Mission Interface Manager for NASA’s Deep Space Network: Captivated…

NASA and SpaceX are targeting a mid-May launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Loaded with about 6,500 pounds of supplies,…

NASA announced Friday that Brian Hughes will return to the agency as senior director of launch operations, based at the…

The four crew members of NASA’s Mars simulation recently marked 200 days into their 378-day Red Planet mission on May…

Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated Wednesday, May 13, 2026 with the most recent launch and arrival coverage information. Editor’s…


