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This Shapeshifter robot can fly in the sky, tumble over terrain, cruise into caves, float like a boat, and swim under seas.

Each year, NASA creates hundreds of new inventions. And through technology transfer, many of these inventions become part of our everyday lives.

Fascinating discoveries about the brightest world in our solar system all point to an ocean world which may have conditions friendly to life.

Gateway will serve as a port for the human landing system that will take astronauts down to the lunar surface, and act as a staging location for spacecraft heading out to destinations beyond the Moon.

NASA is looking for innovative dust mitigation technologies before Artemis astronauts go back to the Moon to stay.

When you leave your car outside overnight in the cold, you often have to wipe off the windows in the morning.

Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the Moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968.

A team of scientists created the Disasters Mapping Portal to allows users to understand what's happening on the ground when disasters hit.

Paul C. Fisher had already revolutionized the pen industry before he launched his company into space with a new pen that would work without gravity.

Over four billion years ago, the newly formed solar system consisted of trillions of rocky and icy bodies.

The innovative Ballistic Impact Lab is helping engineers predict what materials will stand up to the micrometeorites that bombard the lunar surface.

Santa hats, a 2-foot artificial tree, and holiday treats that include butter cookies complete with colored icing packs can be found throughout the space station.

It's official. NASA has found a way to measure holiday spirit from space.

Much like an RV, this new pressurized rover will contain everything astronauts need to live and work on the surface.

The now stacked rocket and crew capsule are preparing to roll out to Launchpad 39B in late December.

Orion will need to communicate with Earth while traveling through space.

Understanding the relationship between fatigue and autonomous systems will help engineers design solutions to help sleepy drivers stay alert.

Sip a cup of hot cocoa in your own living room and watch the dazzling displays of space themed lights online.

The SmartSuit is more than just a novel suit specifically designed for operations outside a spacecraft on planetary surfaces like Mars.

Using non-destructive underwater 3-D imaging, the team hopes to paint an accurate picture of what is happening beneath the surface at Pearl Harbor.

NASA has developed the Black Marble, a daily calibrated and validated product suite that remotely senses lights at night.

These two bold missions will help uncover the clouded truths about the shrouded world of Venus.

The Vertical Assembly Center at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility houses the world's largest welding tool, which was used to build the world's biggest rocket.

The International Space Station's orbit takes it all around the globe so you could be in the right place at the right time of the day as the station streaks across the sky.

NASA's ongoing partnership with LEGO helps get the next generation interested in our shared future in space. But you won't just find LEGOs in kids' hands.

Those trails of condensed water from jet exhaust, seen as white streaks against the sky, can linger in the upper atmosphere for hours and affect the way Earth is heated and cooled.

Empty your shopping cart. Then check out NASA's Black Hole Gallery.

Four astronauts joined the crew on the International Space Station last week. Three of those four astronauts are rookies who are about to experience their first holidays in space.

For more than 50 years, Snoopy has contributed to the excitement for NASA's human spaceflight missions, helping to inspire generations to dream big. And this year, “big” just happens to be 49 feet tall.

No one wants to worry about the safety of the food on their table. And thanks to a system created for astronaut food, we don't have to.

With more than three thousand parts, the sampling and caching system on the rover is the most complex mechanism ever sent into space.

Monitoring ocean height helps scientists predict the impact of sea level rise on humanity and improves marine and weather forecasts.

The instruments on NASA's TESS are ideal for studying stellar vibrations, a field of research known as asteroseismology.

A company called Amorphology hopes to drop the price of cobots by using NASA advances originally made for planetary rovers.

A stabilized approach for landing is based on the pilot's interpretation of certain visual clues.

Instead of fire, the exhaust produced by electric propulsion is a glowing greenish-blue trail, reminiscent of a science fiction movie.

NASA has released its first interactive graphic novel. The story follows fictional First Woman, Callie Rodriguez, as she becomes the first female astronaut to live and work on the Moon.

One hundred twenty tons of this simulant can be found at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in a lab area where they test how robots will perform on the Moon.

If you can service a satellite, it's really a game changer, for both NASA and for the commercial industry.

The James Webb Space Telescope will help us study every phase in the history of our universe.

Radio over interplanetary distances isn't just slow, it can only carry a limited amount of data, at about the speed of an old telephone modem Internet connection.

This new shield technology could allow scientists to study the Sun's sizzling surface closer than ever before.

NASA's Environmental Control and Life Support System works hard to make sure the Orion crew breathes easy.

While today's larger more powerful jet engines are actually quieter than those built for earlier planes, jet engine noise cannot be completely eliminated.

Four tiny cameras will provide critical information about the crater that forms as a lander makes its descent to the lunar surface.

The ADEPT team observed firsthand just how well Spiderweave took the heat when exposed to temperatures above three thousand degrees Fahrenheit.

Once a year, the International Space Station turns into the spookiest house in space.

These are some of the spookiest spots in our solar system. Take a Haunted Hayride, if you dare.

With a bit of artistic flair, NASA has created some eye-catching posters of nightmare worlds.

Geomagnetic storms create beautiful auroras, a sight many of us know as the northern lights.

Sweets, especially chocolates, are a common favorite of astronauts in space.