Space News
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NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Alabama Students
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers conducts research operations inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Students attending the U.S. Space and Rocket Center…
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Waning Crescent Moon
NASA/Bob Hines NASA astronaut Bob Hines took this picture of the waning crescent moon on May 8, 2022, as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunrise 260 miles…
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NASA-Assisted Scientists Get Bird’s-Eye View of Population Status
Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Home Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at Work Earth Science at Work…
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What Are Asteroids? (Ages 14-18)
5 Min Read What Are Asteroids? (Ages 14-18) What are asteroids? Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun just like planets do. In fact, sometimes asteroids are called “minor…
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John Casani, Former Manager of Multiple NASA Missions, Dies
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) With Voyager 2 in the background, John Casani holds a small U.S. flag that was sewn into the spacecraft’s…
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Meet Rob Navias: Public Affairs Officer and Mission Commentator
Editor’s note: This interview was conducted in October 2023. As the International Space Station approaches 25 years of continuous human presence on Nov. 2, 2025, it is a meaningful moment…
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scours Mars for Science
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) In addition to drilling rock core samples, the science team has been grinding its way into rocks to make…
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NASA to Welcome Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 crew launches atop the Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA As part…
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NASA Sets Coverage for Axiom Mission 4 Launch, Arrival at Station
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 3 crew is pictured approaching the International Space Station on Jan. 20, 2024. Credit: NASA NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are targeting…
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NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman
NASA/Josh Valcarcel NASA astronaut Zena Cardman inspects her spacesuit’s wrist mirror in this portrait taken at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on March 22, 2024. Cardman will launch to…