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Every NASA mission pushes the boundaries of human understanding. But the story doesn't end when the mission concludes.

As of 2024, there are more than forty-five thousand human-made objects orbiting Earth.

The return to Earth is a rough ride for astronauts, from the violent turbulence of atmospheric reentry to a jarring landing.

FINDER can identify survivors in the wake of disaster by sensing the tiny motions of a victim's breathing or heartbeat.

It was November 1967, and NASA was preparing to launch the Saturn V rocket for the very first time.

NASA engineers are strapping-on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to keep explorers connected on the lunar surface.

Euclid, a European Space Agency mission with NASA contributions, has made a surprising discovery in our cosmic backyard.

We'll help trace space back to you.

NASA is proud to salute our veterans. More than twelve percent of the NASA workforce served in the military before coming to work for the civilian space agency.

On the Moon or Mars, astronauts will need to interact with digital data, without looking down at a screen in their hands.

NASA scientists are keeping an eye on astronauts while looking for countermeasures to safeguard the eyesight of future explorers.

From supernovae to massive black holes, the James Webb Telescope is playing a unique and profound role in transforming our understanding of astrophysics.

This company is putting a spin on NASA technology that brings cars to a stop.

Dragonfly has moved far beyond a concept on a computer screen.

NASA and its international partners have surpassed twenty-five years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station.

A new sonification technique changes the haunting tune this black hole is playing.

For this year's class of astronaut candidates, the tough job has just begun.

At age seventy-seven, John Glenn became the oldest person to enter Earth orbit, and the only person to fly in both the Mercury and Space Shuttle programs.

Thanks to a robust design with redundant systems, NASA's Psyche spacecraft remains on track for an on-time arrival in August 2029 at its target asteroid.

As NASA prepares to head to the Moon and Mars, understanding the human immune system is critical to astronaut safety.

Through careful land management and conservation efforts, NASA protects horseshoe crabs and their habitats at Earth's premiere spaceport.

The similarity between a gel diffusion system to create crystals for semiconductors and the way crystals form in teeth and bones led to the development of a spinoff toothpaste that restores teeth.

The brightness of planets and stars is measured in terms of apparent magnitude, or how bright they appear from Earth.

These panoramic images showcase the curving Martian landscape below gauzy layers of clouds and dust.

Working with composer Sophie Kastner, a NASA team has developed astronomical sonification data that can be played by musicians.

The mountains in Colorado are playing a critical role in future Artemis missions.

The first images from NISAR offer an exciting preview of the science-to-come as the joint mission approaches full operations later this year.

AVATAR will gather strategic scientific data during the Artemis II mission, helping us ‘know-before-we-go' farther into space.

With several blows of a ten-pound sledgehammer, researchers tested a method to find subsurface caves that could serve as safe underground habitats on the Moon and Mars.

In the race to return to the Moon, decades of expertise and a road paved with superchips are ensuring Artemis II is ready for launch in 2026.

Our Sun is just another star, with its own life cycle.

NASA is looking for your help to map the geology of lava-like flows on the Moon.

NASA made the Webby 30s list of most iconic, influential organizations on the Internet.

The Artemis II astronauts have chosen a name for their spacecraft.

Hundreds of events worldwide were held on October fourth to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night.

Space Factory continues to develop new print materials from items many of us throw away.

This team may be able to solve the lunar storage problems for fuel on the dark side of the Moon.

On October 1st, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration began operations.

Dust grains play a starring role in making new molecules of interstellar space.

As Europa Clipper zipped by the volcanic plains of the Red Planet, its radar instrument REASON did a dry run over terrain scientists have been studying for decades.

RadPC was a technology demonstration that proved low-cost computers can self-correct when exposed to lunar radiation.

A NASA research project is looking at alternatives to conventional flight simulators for pilot training.