Prepping the Parker Solar Probe for Space

At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, the Parker Solar Probe is lowered into the 40-foot-tall thermal…

Jupiter’s Swirling South Pole

This image of Jupiter’s swirling south polar region was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it…

Even in the Desert

For the second time in three years, snow has accumulated in the desert near the northern…

Three of the ‘Thirty-Five New Guys’

On January 16, 1978, NASA announces the first astronaut class in nine years, which included the…

Jupiter’s Colorful Cloud Belts

Colorful swirling cloud belts dominate Jupiter’s southern hemisphere in this image captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

All the Glittering Stars

A new analysis of about 10,000 normal Sun-like stars in the Milky Way's galactic bulge reveals…

Now This: The Apollo 11 Crew

On Jan. 9, 1969, NASA announced the prime crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission.…

New Day

Sunrise as seen from the International Space Station.

Veil of Ice

Saturn’s rings, made of countless icy particles, form a translucent veil in this view from NASA’s…

Winter Storm Pummels the East Coast

Millions of people along the East Coast of the United States faced snow and ice, gusty…