Outer Space
Neil Armstrong’s Restored Spacesuit Put Back on Display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
The spacesuit, which Armstrong wore when he walked on the moon during Apollo 11, is available for public viewing and as a 3-D model online
The Best Books About the Apollo Program and Landing on the Moon
From astronaut autobiographies to definitive accounts from leading historians, these are the must reads about the landmark mission
First Moon-Forming Disk Detected Swirling Around an Exoplanet
Telescope observations suggest that a cloud of gas and dust around a planet 370 light-years away may be coalescing into planet-sized moons
Restored Apollo Mission Control Center Brings the Moon Landing Era to Life
Decommissioned in 1992, the site is now open to public tours
At 21, Ann Montgomery Became a Lead Engineer at NASA, Managing the Cameras and Other Crucial Gear Used on the Moon
Montgomery worked closely with the Apollo astronauts to train them to use handheld tools and equipment on the moon
Future of Space Exploration
To boldly go where no humans have gone before
NASA’s Dragonfly Mission Will Fly Through the Clouds of Titan, Saturn’s Biggest Moon
Over the course of its initial 2.7-year mission exploring Titan, the dual-quadcopter will fly a combined total of more than 108 miles
Astronauts Capture Stunning Image of Volcano Erupting for the First Time in 95 Years
The ash plumes from Raikoke reach 42,700 feet
LightSail 2 Launches to Space to Soar on the Power of Sunshine
The Planetary Society's second solar sail will attempt to use sunlight to fly through space
How Neil, Buzz and Mike Got Their Workouts in on Their Way to the Moon and Back
To counter the effects of weightlessness, NASA equipped Apollo 11 with an Exer-Genie for isometric exercises
An Ancient Greek Philosopher Was Exiled for Claiming the Moon Was a Rock, Not a God
2,500 years ago, Anaxagoras correctly determined that the rocky moon reflects light from the sun, allowing him to explain lunar phases and eclipses
The International Space Station Is Open for Business—and Tourists
NASA is relaxing its restrictions on commercial activities on the ISS as part of an effort to free up funding for other projects
An Ancient Asteroid Crater May Be Hiding Off Scotland’s Coast
Scientists think they have honed in on the spot where the collision occurred 1.2 billion years ago
Astronomers Snap a Rare Picture of Two Baby Planets
The Very Large Telescope imaged Planets PDS 70b and PDS 70c about 370 light years away creating a gap in the gas and dust disk around their star
A Cross-Country Guide to Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
It's been half a century since humankind touched down on the surface of the moon, and we're not done praising the feat
Astronomers Worry New SpaceX Satellite Constellation Could Impact Research
The first of SpaceX's 12,000 Starlink broadband satellites launched last week, raising fears they could interfere with ground-based telescopes
What You Didn't Know About the Apollo 11 Mission
From JFK's real motives to the Soviets' secret plot to land on the Moon at the same time, a new behind-the-scenes view of an unlikely triumph 50 years ago
In Celebration of 50 Years Since the Moon Landing, Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit Set to Return to Public View
Duplicates of the 3D scanned historic Apollo artifact will also tour Major League ballparks this summer
A Smithsonian Curator Reflects on Apollo 10, the Mission That Made Landing on the Moon Possible
Fifty years ago, the astronauts who crewed the “dress rehearsal” for Apollo 11 paved the way for history to be made just a couple months later
The Space Station Just Got a New Cutting-Edge Carbon Mapper
The OCO-3 instrument will watch Earth's carbon levels change throughout the day
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