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NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 32nd SpaceX Resupply Station Mission
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Origami-inspired Diffractive Sail for Directed Energy Propulsion
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Stabilized Z-Pinch Fusion Driven Electromagnetic Propulsion
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Lightweight Deployable Solar Reflectors
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NASA to Cover US Spacewalk 93, Hold Preview News Conference
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Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula
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NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Complete Space Station Expedition
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Building for a Better World: Norfolk Students Bring STEM to Life with NASA Partnership
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NASA Glenn to Test Air Quality Monitors Aboard Space Station
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Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off
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NASA Invites Virtual Guests to Launch of SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A…
Science Meets Art: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Turns the Camera on Science
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Meet the Space Ops Team: Becky Brocato
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Science Meets Art: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Turns the Camera on Science
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NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Mission Overview
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Why Do We Grow Plants in Space?
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Michael Ciancone Builds a Lasting Legacy in Human Spaceflight
When Michael Ciancone joined NASA in 1983, he could hardly imagine what his 40-plus-year career…
Experience the Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission
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What Does NASA Science Do For Me?
Kat Troche Apr 15, 2025 Article It is easy to forget that all of the…
Atomic Clock and Plant DNA Research Launching Aboard NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission
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NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 32nd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands at Launch Complex…
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid Encounter
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Exploring the Universe Through Sight, Touch, and Sound
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NASA-Developed Tools at Marshall Support Operations to Space Station
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NASA Announces Call for New Computing Approaches to Earth Science
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How NASA Science Data Defends Earth from Asteroids
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Station Nation: Meet Nick Kopp, SpaceX Dragon Flight Lead
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Expedition 73 Crew Launches to International Space Station
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NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Resupply Mission Launches New Research to Station
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NASA Science Supports Data Literacy for K-12 Students
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NASA’s Deep Space Network Starts New Dish, Marks 60 Years in Australia
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Sixty Years in Canberra: NASA’s Deep Space Network
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Meet Alex Olley: Air Force Veteran Powering the Space Station
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Eclipses, Science, NASA Firsts: Heliophysics Big Year Highlights
Desiree Apodaca Apr 08, 2025 Article Contents Annular Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse Science Across…
NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
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Back to Earth, Forward to the Future: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Returns
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NASA Welcomes Gateway Lunar Space Station’s HALO Module to US
From Italy to Arizona: Gateway’s first habitation module takes a major step on its path…
NASA Leaders to Participate in 2025 Space Symposium in Colorado
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NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Assigned to First Space Station Mission
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Citizen Scientists Use NASA Open Science Data to Research Life in Space
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NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Recognizes Stennis Employees
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NASA Continues Support for Private Astronaut Missions to Space Station
The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft by a Crew-8 member…
University High Triumphs at JPL-Hosted Ocean Sciences Bowl
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Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship
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Meet the Space Ops Team: Anum Ashraf
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NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission
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NASA Starling and SpaceX Starlink Improve Space Traffic Coordination
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The Sky’s Not the Limit: Testing Precision Landing Tech for Future Space Missions
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NASA’s Webb Sees Galaxy Mysteriously Clearing Fog of Early Universe
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NASA Cloud Software Helps Companies Find their Place in Space
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NASA Demonstrates New Wildland Fire Airspace Management System
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Astronauts to Discuss Science Mission
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NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 32nd Resupply Launch to Space Station
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A…
NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman’s 21st Cargo Space Station Departure
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3D Printing: Saving Weight and Space at Launch
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ESA Previews Euclid Mission’s Deep View of ‘Dark Universe’
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Next-Generation Water Satellite Maps Seafloor From Space
Located off the coast of Ecuador, Paramount seamount is among the kinds of ocean floor…
New Bridge Ready to Serve NASA, America’s Space Interests
The high-rise bridge that serves as the primary access point for employees and visitors to…
Welcome Home! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Back on Earth After Science Mission
NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov land in…
NASA, USGS, Industry Explore Off-World Resource Development
A group of attendees of the joint NASA-USGS workshop, Planetary Subsurface Exploration for Science and…
NASA Science Continues After Firefly’s First Moon Mission Concludes
After delivering ten NASA science and technology payloads to the near side of the Moon…
Texas High School Aerospace Scholars: A Launchpad for Future Innovators
NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement at Johnson Space Center offers Texas high school students a…
NASA Invites Media to 62nd Annual Goddard Space Science Symposium
Media are invited to meet leaders in the space community during the 62nd annual Goddard…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Members Pose for Portrait
NASA/Nick Hague NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Suni Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr…
NASA Space Day to Share Progress, Opportunities at Texas Capitol
LOCATION: Texas State Capitol – Austin, Texas SUBJECT: Space Day activities at the Texas State…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX…
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism During Spaceflight
In-person participants (L-R) – Back row: Jason Lytle, Stuart Lee, Eric Bershad, Ashot Sargsyan, Aaron…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launches to International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled the Dragon spacecraft into orbit carrying NASA astronauts Anne…
NASA Space Station Research Helps Power Moon Science
NICER (left) is shown mounted to the International Space Station, and LEXI (right) is shown…
NASA Glenn Experts Join Law College to Talk Human Spaceflight
Center Director Dr. Jimmy Kenyon gives an overview of NASA Glenn Research Center’s areas of…
NASA Continues BioNutrients Space-Fermented Food Research
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams displays a set of BioNutrients production packs…
NASA Launches Missions to Study Sun, Universe’s Beginning
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer)…
Risk of Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome
Astronaut Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor Examines Her Eyes in Space NASA Exposure to altered gravity can…
The NASA DC-8 Retires: Reflections on its Contributions to Earth System Science
Earth Observer Staff Mar 11, 2025 Article Introduction Since 1987, a highly modified McDonnell Douglas…
Risk of Adverse Health Outcomes and Performance Decrements resulting from Non-Ionizing Radiation during Spaceflight
Astronaut Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, uses a digital camera to expose a photo…
NASA, Partners to Conduct Space Station Research During Expedition 73
NASA NASA astronauts are gearing up for a scientific mission aboard the International Space Station.…
About Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles
Artist’s concept of drones flying in an urban environment near large city skyscrapers. NASA /…
40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Atlantis Makes its Public Debut
On March 6, 1985, NASA’s newest space shuttle, Atlantis, made its public debut during a…
Station Science Top News: March 7, 2025
Challenges to measuring space-induced brain changes CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut David Saint-Jacques undergoes an…
NASA Ames Science Directorate: Stars of the Month – March 2025
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Jessica…
Cosmic Mapmaker: NASA’s SPHEREx Space Telescope Ready to Launch
Ahead of launch, NASA’s SPHEREx is enclosed in a payload fairing at Vandenberg Space Force…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Scientific Mission on Space Station Concludes
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission with agency astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Suni Williams, and…
What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Mission
The official portrait of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members with (from left) Mission Specialist Kirill Peskov…
NASA Invites You to Share Excitement of Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX…
NASA Seeks Commercial Partner for Robots Aboard Space Station
As NASA continues to enable a sustainable, cost-effective commercial space economy, the agency is seeking…
NASA Turns Off 2 Voyager Science Instruments to Extend Mission
An artist’s concept depicts one of NASA’s Voyager probes. The twin spacecraft launched in 1977.…
How NASA is Using Virtual Reality to Prepare for Science on Moon
Rachel Barry Mar 05, 2025 Article Tess Caswell, a stand-in crew member for the Artemis…
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch, Docking
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission pictured during an equipment test at the agency’s…
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launch, Docking
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission pictured during an equipment test at the agency’s…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 to Explore Deep Space Exercise, Health
Pictured from left: Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and JAXA…
Station Nation: Meet Chris Wade, Visiting Vehicle Integration Manager for SpaceX Vehicles
Chris Wade is a visiting vehicle integration manager for SpaceX vehicles in the International Space…
University High Knows the Answers at NASA JPL Regional Science Bowl
A team from University High School of Irvine, California, won the 2025 regional Science Bowl…
Sols 4468-4470: A Wintry Mix of Mars Science
Mars Science Laboratory Mission Team Members Mar 04, 2025 Article NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity captured…
Station Science Top News: Feb. 27, 2025
Preventing biofilm formation in space Ashley Keeley, University of Idaho, holds an anti-bacterial coating sample.…
Smooshing for Science: A Flat-Out Success
Mars 2020 Mission Team Members Feb 28, 2025 Article NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this…
Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon
First image captured by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, taken shortly after confirmation of a…
NASA Names Norman Knight as Acting Deputy Director of Johnson Space Center
Official NASA portrait of Norman D. Knight. Credit: NASA NASA has selected Norman Knight as…
NASA Installs Heat Shield on First Private Spacecraft Bound for Venus
NASA/Brandon Torres Navarrete Engineers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, Bohdan Wesely,…
Liftoff! NASA Tech, Science En Route to Moon with Intuitive Machines
Creating a golden streak in the night sky, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive…
NASA Open Data Turns Science Into Art
Lauren Leese Feb 26, 2025 Article Guests enjoy Beyond the Light, a digital art experience…
NASA Stennis Flashback: Learning About Rocket Engine Smoke for Safe Space Travel
NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, is widely known as the nation’s…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Discuss Space Station Mission, Upcoming Return
The four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, including NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni…
NASA Names Stephen Koerner as Acting Director of Johnson Space Center
Acting Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Steve Koerner. Credit: NASA/Norah Moran NASA has selected…
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Takes Its 1st Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, in…
AGU 2024: NASA Science on Display in the Nation’s Capital
Earth Observer Staff Feb 25, 2025 Article Introduction The American Geophysical Union (AGU) returned to…
NASA Prepares Gateway Lunar Space Station for Journey to Moon
Assembly is underway for Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element, the module that will power the…
Science in Orbit: Results Published on Space Station Research in 2024
NASA and its international partners have hosted research experiments and fostered collaboration aboard the International…
NASA Invites Media to Attend Alabama Space Day 2025
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, and…
NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 91 Launch, Space Station Docking
The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress spacecraft pictured on Aug. 13, 2024, from the International Space Station.…
Station Science Top News: Feb. 21, 2025
Improving space-based pharmaceutical research View of the Ice Cubes experiment #6 (Kirara) floating in the…
NASA Awards Delivery Order for NOAA’s Space Weather Program
Credit: NASA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has awarded…