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One company is using a material with NASA origins to ensure that athletes stay comfortable.

Did you know that seven near-Earth asteroids passed closer to Earth than the Moon in the last thirty days?

It's never been so easy to watch a NASA launch.

The view from space just keeps getting better.

Astronomers have proven that Betelgeuse has a companion after all.

NASA is continuing its transition toward agency-supported commercial space stations.

NASA's latest open Software Catalog is available now.

Scheduled for launch in just a few days, the next astronaut crew must still follow protocols established during the Apollo days.

Some technologies are ready to take flight, so NASA gives them wings.

Since July 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has had unwavering eyes on our universe.

How do you tell how much propellant is in a spacecraft's tank?

After twenty years in orbit, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is testing new maneuvers to hunt for water.

The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA's Quesst mission, which seeks to solve one of the major barriers to commercial supersonic flight over land by making sonic booms quieter.

A new NASA technology will use moonlight to enhance measurements from space.

NASA is providing assistance to ongoing recovery operations in Texas.

What is the difference between an asteroid, a comet, and a meteor?

Astronauts regularly spend time doing a little housekeeping to be sure everything on station is in working order.

This Moon-mining machine is proving it has what it takes to dig up dirt on the lunar surface.

EMIT could be a diagnostic tool to identify pollution from the desert to the sea.

NASA engineers are studying the shadows Artemis astronauts may experience on the Moon.

One NASA mission has had several close encounters with our dynamic star.

NASA and the Department of Defense rehearsed recovery procedures off the coast of Florida – just in case.

You may have seen the impressive images NASA has captured of hurricanes, but NASA doesn't just take pictures of the storms.

Ozone high in the stratosphere protects us from the Sun's ultraviolet light. But ozone near the ground is a pollutant that harms people and plants.

From space to high fashion, aerogel is capturing the world's attention.

From copper blue to the red tint of strontium, exotic elements were created as stars exploded into brilliant supernovas.

One day, we can look forward to American astronauts celebrating Independence Day on the Moon, or even Mars.

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is the only other place in our solar system that has weather cycles like Earth.

Even before we're aware of heart trouble, our bodies give off warning signs in the form of vibrations.

This summer, NASA is launching rockets into some mysterious clouds.

Now amateur astronomers can join NASA in celebrating Hubble's thirty-five years of eyes on the universe by looking through their own telescopes.

Decades ago, NASA designed a new type of liquid battery to supply a steady source of electricity when power is a challenge.

Teams are finding ways to improve how NASA builds spacecraft, and they're using augmented reality to get the job done.

Watching lightning on Earth is fascinating. But watching it from space can be scientifically enlightening.

As NASA plans for humans to return to the Moon or explore Mars, laser beams could be a key to assembling large structures or making repairs in space.

If you look to the sky, June is filled with astronomical delights.

A NASA balloon made a trip around the world in just sixteen days.

NASA is teaming up with the commercial sector to bring discoveries home from space.

Sometimes noctilucent clouds on Mars create a rainbow of colors, producing iridescent, or mother-of-pearl clouds.

These tiny but tough life forms may help astronauts survive in the harsh environment of space.

From astronauts to engineers, people at NASA have some interesting traditions to mark successful launches. But none may be as famous as Norm Carlson's Launch Beans.

As NASA prepares for a sustained human presence on the Moon, researchers are turning lunar dust into a lifeline.