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From the International Space Station, astronauts photographed Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as wildfire smoke spread across the Pacific Northwest…
The International Space Station has been busy throughout 2026, as it continues to be a bustling workspace for astronauts conducting…
Using ground-based telescopes and space-based assets, NASA and SpaceX are tracking a used Falcon 9 upper stage from a commercial…
NASA delivered the NavCube3-mini payload on July 13 to Intuitive Machines for integration into Altus-1, the company’s first lunar relay satellite, marking an important milestone in the development…
NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving as an Expedition 76…
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Aug. 10, 2026, to reflect the assigned crew members and coverage times for U.S.…
Concluding an eight-month science mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Williams returned to Earth on Sunday alongside…
After eight months aboard the International Space Station for his first mission, NASA astronaut Chris Williams is preparing to return…
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on July 23, 2026, to reflect changes to the mission timeline. NASA astronaut Chris…
NASA and its partners will discuss the upcoming crew rotation mission to the International Space Station during a pair of…
Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-13…
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.