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Tens of thousands of abandoned mines scattered across the American West have the potential to release sulfuric acid and heavy metals into waterways.

Perhaps one day, the Artemis astronauts will carry a flag with them to the surface of Mars.

The Moon Base will be home for Artemis astronauts who will live and work at humanity's first lunar outpost.

The Sun constantly sends out a stream of fastmoving particles called the solar wind.

When SpaceX sent its thirty-fourth resupply mission to the International Space Station in mid-May, NASA's CLARREO Pathfinder was aboard.

As NASA lays the foundation for long-term missions to the Moon and paves the way for human exploration on Mars, the top ranked shortfalls in technology reflect the challenges industry is most eager to solve.

Psyche has completed a flyby of Mars, coming within three thousand miles of the planet's surface.

NASA is dedicated to advancing the capabilities and performance of U.S. aviation.

Last year researchers conducted more than seven hundred fifty investigations in the orbital laboratory of the International Space Station.

The clock is ticking as engineers work to save NASA's Swift Observatory.

Once certified for spaceflight, these next generation computer processors will be incorporated into mission hardware and adapted for Earth-based industries.

This game changing fuel cell could revolutionize the way NASA stores energy during future Moon missions.

NASA had a great run with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, but next generation aircraft will be able to do even more.

NASA offers opportunities for researchers with innovative ideas to take their technology to the next level.

The fifth and smallest crew member from Artemis II is still making public appearances with the astronauts.

Among the monuments throughout Arlington, stand three that serve as tributes to astronauts who lost their lives furthering space exploration.

NASA satellite observations are shaping conservation work here on the ground.

In the frigid conditions found in space, rubber can shatter like glass, circuit boards may fail, and electrical connections can freeze and fracture.

NASA's X-59 is showing off in early flight test maneuvers.

A new Sun-centered and science-focused coloring book encourages people to show off their artistic side.

Curiosity was drilling a routine sample from a rock on Mars when the unexpected happened.

This smoke didn't come from rockets that propel astronauts to space.

Following a smooth ride to orbit, the NASA crew began the thirteen-day flight that marked the fifth and final servicing mission for Hubble.

MoM combines open-source hydrological models with satellite data to generate flood risk severity updates several times a day.

Using imagery from LandSat and other satellites, NASA and the USGS have developed an interactive platform for farmers called OpenET.

In low gravity, fuel can cling to the side walls of a spacecraft's tank, making it hard to tell how much fuel is left.

A new experiment on the International Space Station is investigating how blood flows from a crew member's brain toward the heart in microgravity.

With few options for recovery, the JunoCam team turned to a process called annealing to remotely repair the camera.

April showers bring MARS flowers – or at least they'll have to if we want to send humans to the red planet.

NASA is advancing technologies to explore Earth-like planets far beyond our solar system.

In the past, fasteners, rivets, or other mechanical means have been used to assemble structures in space.

It's not the first time Hollywood has turned to NASA to make sure their science fiction makes science sense.

The voice in NASA's mission control is the CAPCOM, or capsule communicator, often referred to as Houston by the crew.

Nicknamed the people's telescope, Hubble has provided iconic deep-field images of the universe, including galaxies billions of light-years away.

Over two million acres in the Flint Hills region of Kansas are intentionally burned each spring between March and May for land management purposes.

Celebrate Earth Day by taking a few minutes to look up at Earth's sky tonight.

Since the 17th century, this volcano has had more than one hundred fifty documented eruptions.