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Gloved hand pointing to LignoSat wooden satellite prototype

Technology

World’s first wooden satellite shares material with samurai sword sheaths World’s first wooden satellite shares material with samurai sword sheaths

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching with ISS Crew-9

Science

NASA warns SpaceX over safety issues after astronaut hospitalization NASA warns SpaceX over safety issues after astronaut hospitalization

Phobos passing across Sun as seen by Perseverance rover on Mars

Science

Googly-eyed potato eclipse filmed by NASA’s Perseverance rover Googly-eyed potato eclipse filmed by NASA’s Perseverance rover

a man wearing a NASA hat aboard the International Space Station squirts ketchup into his mouth. the ketchup comes out in one long stream

Science

See (and never unsee) a NASA astronaut eating ketchup in space See (and never unsee) a NASA astronaut eating ketchup in space

By Laura Baisas

A technician inspects a prototype LISA telescope.

Science

NASA unveils model of LISA, a satellite array for studying ripples in space-time NASA unveils model of LISA, a satellite array for studying ripples in space-time

Sierra Space TCPS machine

Science

ISS astronauts to test trash compactor that’s basically WALL-E ISS astronauts to test trash compactor that’s basically WALL-E

a close-up of the planet jupiter's great red spot. it is a swirling red storm on the planet's more white and orange surface

Science

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot jiggles like JELL-O Jupiter’s Great Red Spot jiggles like JELL-O

By Laura Baisas

mars the planet

Science

NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s

By Joel S. Levine / The Conversation

Voyager 2 diagram with equipment labeled

Science

NASA shut off a Voyager 2 tool to save power NASA shut off a Voyager 2 tool to save power

Lightning strike at night

Environment

NASA’s U-2 spy plane found gamma rays in 90% of lightning storms NASA’s U-2 spy plane found gamma rays in 90% of lightning storms

JUICE image of Earth's radiation belt

Science

NASA captured the clearest ever images of Earth’s radiation belt NASA captured the clearest ever images of Earth’s radiation belt

Satellite image of Hurricane Helene

Environment

What Hurricane Helene looks like from space What Hurricane Helene looks like from space

A black and white image shows a silvery sheet of material toward the bottom

Science

NASA releases first photo of 860-square-foot solar sail in orbit NASA releases first photo of 860-square-foot solar sail in orbit

Starliner docked with ISS with Earth in background

Science

NASA can explain Starliner’s spooky, pulsing sounds NASA can explain Starliner’s spooky, pulsing sounds

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams with two astronauts aboard ISS

Science

Starliner astronauts are watering plants and fixing urine pumps on ISS Starliner astronauts are watering plants and fixing urine pumps on ISS

Close up of pills in blister packs

Deep Space

How will astronauts handle expired drugs on Mars? How will astronauts handle expired drugs on Mars?

NASA VIPER Rover

Science

NASA’s VIPER rover won’t be going to the moon after all NASA’s VIPER rover won’t be going to the moon after all

Martian landscape simulation room in CHAPEA Mars Dune Alpha

Science

What it was like to spend a year in NASA’s Mars base simulation What it was like to spend a year in NASA’s Mars base simulation

Screenshot from music video for Missy Elliott's "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"

Deep Space

NASA beamed Missy Elliott’s ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ to her favorite planet NASA beamed Missy Elliott’s ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ to her favorite planet

Silhouette of moon

Moons

There really are moon lava tunnels—and humans may live in them one day There really are moon lava tunnels—and humans may live in them one day