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See Our Sun’s Surface in Unprecedented Detail
NASA and the European Space Agency released the closest images ever taken of our sun
NASA Warns of 'Active' Atlantic Hurricane and Amazon Fire Seasons
Forecasts show high risk of fires and hurricanes, in part due to warmer than average sea surface temperatures
How to Watch Comet Neowise's Spectacular Show
Until mid-August, the comet will be bright enough to spot with the naked eye
NASA Needs Your Help Designing a 'Lunar Loo'
Entries need to balance size, weight, functionality in microgravity and lunar gravity—and, of course, user experience
Heat in Jupiter’s Moon Europa Might Have Made Its Oceans Habitable
An upcoming NASA mission will get a closer look at the ocean moon
NASA Names D.C. Headquarters for 'Hidden Figure' and Engineer Mary Jackson
Jackson may have been the only African American woman aeronautical engineer in the 1950s
For $125,000, You Could Ride a Balloon Into the Stratosphere
A new company, Space Perspective, announced its plan for a commercial space craft this week
Bright Patches on Saturn’s Largest Moon Are Dried-Up Lake Beds
New study tackles a 20-year-old mystery about Titan, the second-largest moon in the solar system
First Rocket Launch From U.S. Soil in Nine Years Postponed
The two NASA astronauts will lift off from historic launch pad 39A, used for the Apollo and space shuttle missions
The Storied History Behind Saturday's Planned SpaceX Launch
Smithsonian curator Jennifer Levasseur examines NASA's relationship with spacecraft contractors
Astronauts Got Slimed in Space for Science
Nickelodeon teamed up with NASA to send packets of green slime into space to test its behavior in microgravity and to create a virtual field trip for kids
A Huge Hunk of Space Debris Fell to Earth
The 20-ton object, part of a Chinese rocket, is one of the largest ever to fall uncontrolled from space
Check Out These New Images of Jupiter’s Stormy Surface
The images allowed scientists to map lightning strikes and revealed holes in the Great Red Spot
NASA and Lego Host ‘Build a Planet’ Challenge
The event was part of the company's week of #LetsBuildTogether challenges
The Far Side of the Moon May Someday Have Its Own Telescope, Thanks to NASA Funding
The project hasn’t yet been greenlit, but a proposal just got major funding to explore the potential for the lunar observatory
NASA Projects Slowed by COVID-19, but New Mars Rover Perseveres
If Perseverance doesn’t launch this year, it will have to wait until 2022
NASA Names Its Next Mars Rover 'Perseverance'
In an illustrated narrative, Perseverance—scheduled to launch this summer—searches for any signs of past microbial life on Mars
Smithsonian Curators Remember Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician Highlighted in 'Hidden Figures,' Who Died at 101
An African American woman who battled workplace discrimination, Johnson performed crucial calculations to send astronauts into space
Where Will NASA Explore Next? Here Are the Four Shortlisted Missions
Targets include Venus, Jupiter’s moon Io and Neptune’s moon Triton
Ed Dwight Was Going to Be the First African American in Space. Until He Wasn't
The Kennedy administration sought a diverse face to the space program, but for reasons unknown, the pilot was kept from reaching the stars
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