After a year in space, this NASA astronaut reflects on his unexpected record : NPR

Frank Rubio is helped out of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft just minutes after he and cosmonauts…

NASA’s Ingenuity mission on Mars comes to an end : NPR

An illustration of NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter flying on Mars. In April 2021, Ingenuity became the first…

NASA’s Mars helicopter retires after almost 3 years on the planet : NPR

After almost three years on the Red Planet and 72 flights into the thin Martian atmosphere,…

Japanese lunar lander finds the sun, powers up : NPR

This image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shows an image taken by a Lunar…

The Earth will not be destroyed when an asteroid whizzes past on Friday : NPR

The space rock is believed to be about the size of the Empire State Building. It…

The SpaceX Axiom Space Ax-3 mission to the ISS returned to Earth : NPR

In this image from video provided by NASA, the 11 International Space Station crew members representing…

A tiny robot set to simulate remote-controlled surgery in space : NPR

Sean Crimmins, a senior in engineering at the University of Nebraska, loads the robotic arm into…

Take a look at these astonishing new images of Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io : NPR

Jupiter’s moon, Io, is seen in this image taken by the spacecraft Juno during a flyby…

As 2024 looms, here’s the astronomy behind zodiac signs and Mercury retrograde : NPR

The dark lanes of interstellar dust in Taurus, which are known as the Taurus Dark Clouds.…

This year in science: AI, James Webb Space Telescope research and climate change

NPR’s Short Wave hosts Geoff Brumfiel and Regina Barber wrap up of the year in AI,…