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Shadows of Saturn’s Rings Mess With Its Upper Atmosphere
The Cassini probe’s final swoops through the rings found that they impact the planet’s ionosphere
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Dinosaurs Were Around Before Saturn Had Rings
Data from the Cassini space probe suggests that the rings may be as young as 150 million years old
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How the Rapidly Changing Shape of This New Island Could Teach Us About Mars
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai has lasted longer than it should, and the processes that formed the island are of interest to NASA
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What Lurks Below Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?
New results from the Juno spacecraft are helping to unlock the secrets of this centuries-old storm
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Apollo 17 Was the Swan Song of Manned Space Exploration
Looking back 45 years later, is there hope humanity will once again push beyond Earth? President Donald Trump seems to think so
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Geminid Meteor Shower Will Blaze Across Skies
Will you stay up to catch the show?
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Are Alien Microbes Clinging to the International Space Station? Probably Not
A report out of Russia claims extraterrestrial bacteria has been found on the space station, but there’s plenty of room for doubt
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Watch This Year’s Hurricanes Swirl Across the Globe in New NASA Visualization
Scientists combined supercomputer simulations with satellite data tracking particles of sea salt, dust and smoke to create the mesmerizing graphic
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Take in the Surreal Beauty of Jupiter in These Incredible New Images
NASA released the raw data earlier this week, allowing the public to process the beautiful images
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Celebrate Halloween With These Unsettling Sounds From Outer Space
NASA’s new SoundCloud playlist captures the sounds of planets, comets and plasma waves
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The Search for Habitable Worlds Just Got a Boost
More realistic simulations of the atmosphere of far-flung planets are helping researchers sort out the best candidates for possible life
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This Groundbreaking Astronaut and Star Trek Fan Is Now Working on Interstellar Travel
Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, wants us to look beyond Earth
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NASA Dedicates New Facility to Katherine Johnson, the Pioneering Mathematician of ‘Hidden Figures’
‘I think they’re crazy,’ the 99-year-old jokingly said of the honor
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How a Satellite Just Used Earth Like a Slingshot
On its way to study an asteroid for clues about the origins of life, OSIRIS-REx got a little boost from Earth’s gravity
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How Scientists Engineered Cassini’s Final Demise
After a rich scientific life, Cassini went out in a blaze, becoming one with the planet it had revolved around for so long
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What Cassini’s Daring Dives Have Taught Us About Saturn
Before the probe’s final plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere, here’s a look back at what we’ve learned so far
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Celebrate Cassini’s Historic Voyage in Eight Incredible Images
After 13 years of exploration, one of NASA’s most successful probes will crash into Saturn’s atmosphere
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Damage From Hurricane Irma Can Be Seen From Space
Caribbean islands that were once lush and green now appear sickly and brown
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The Moon Landing Was the Television Event of the Decade
On June 16, 1969, Americans filled highways, streets and homes to witness the launch of a rocket from the Kennedy Space Center: the legendary Apollo 11
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NASA Captures Strongest Solar Flare in a Decade
This morning, the sun emitted two X-class flares, disrupting GPS and radio signals
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