Astronaut Mark Vande Hei arrived at the International Space Station on April 9, 2021, and will…
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Smash-Up: How To Create Rocky Planets
Major smashups between rocky bodies shaped our solar system. Observations of a similar crash give clues…
Pioneering Female Aviator Wally Funk Wins 2022 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement
Wally Funk delivers remarks after accepting the 2022 Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement. …
What's New on the Moon … After 50 Years
One of the last unopened Apollo-era lunar samples collected during Apollo 17 has been opened under…
PIA25185: Geiyo Archipelago, Japan
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…
Contraband Corned Beef and the Gemini III Mission
Astronaut John Young, the pilot of the Gemini III mission, inspects his helmet in the ready…
5,000 Exoplanets and Counting
A new raft of discoveries marks a scientific high point: More than 5,000 planets are now…
A View to a Nebula
This colorful image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and published in 2018, celebrated the observatory’s…
Artemis I in Moonlight
Earth’s Moon is seen rising behind NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. Click here for…
Artemis I First Rollout
NASA’s Space Launch Syste rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher…