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NASA astronaut Anil Menon, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, arrived safely at the International Space Station…

NASA astronaut Anil Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday, July…

On Monday, NASA released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of…

NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission. Beginning no earlier than August 2027, research…

Growing up on the central California coast, watching rocket launches with his father was part of Eric Fernandez’s childhood routine.…

On June 16, astronauts and cosmonauts gathered at Space Center Houston to share stories from their missions aboard the International…

NASA has selected Rocket Lab to provide the launch service for both the agency’s PolSIR (Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer) and…

Phytoplankton added a milky blue hue to the waters of the Black Sea and nearby waterways in spring and summer…

NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 30, to replace a wrist joint on the…

Rohit Goeptar was born into a poor family in Suriname, South America, the kind where both parents work three jobs and…

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…


