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How Hot is the Moon? A New NASA Mission is About to Find Out

Understanding how heat moves through the lunar regolith can help scientists understand how the Moon's interior formed.

Astronauts will be making sake on the ISS — and a cosmic bottle will cost $650,000

Astronauts aboard the ISS are brewing more than just discoveries — they’re testing how sake ferments in space.

Pluto in Focus: From Pixelated Smudge to Stunning, Geology-Rich World

NASA’s New Horizons mission revolutionized our view of Pluto, revealing a vibrant, geologically active world full of surprises.

NASA beamed back a laser message from half a billion kilometers away 100 times faster than using radio waves

NASA’s new laser technology brings deep space communication closer to broadband speeds.

How do astronauts vote in the US election from space?

Everyone can express their vote, even if they're not on the planet.

Uranus' moon Miranda may also have an ocean of hidden water

Miranda, Uranus’s smallest moon, may be hiding an exciting secret.

NASA made $76 billion for the US economy in 2023, three times more than its budget

Now that's what I call a return on investment.

NASA has been working on a 'quiet' supersonic plane for years. It's almost ready

NASA is working to pave the way for the next generation of supersonic flights.

SpaceX will develop a space capsule to destroy the International Space Station

The ISS will be old enough to retire by the end of this decade. Here's what will happen once it's out of service.

NASA wants to send a swarm of bumblebee-like flying robots to explore Mars

Scientists are buzzing with excitement over this concept.

NASA wants to build futuristic levitating rail on the moon (and much more)

This is just one of the "sci-fi" projects NASA is working on now.

Japan and NASA will send a 'camper van' to the Moon. Astronauts will drive it without a spacesuit

The Lunar Cruiser can support a two-person crew for 30 days. Everything they need is inside.

NASA shortlists three companies to build a moon car for Artemis astronauts

The lunar south pole is known for its deadly environment conditions. To explore this region our astronauts need a robust moon car.

The DART planetary defense mission reshaped the Dimorphos asteroid

In the process of proving we could deflect asteroids we also learned quite a bit about them.

NASA engineered a cup to drink coffee in zero gravity

Space is space... but coffee is coffee.

NASA invented wheels that never get punctured — and you can now buy them

Would you use this type of tire?

NASA uses laser to stream first video in deep space -- and of course it's a cat vid

NASA knows what's up.

Zero gravity, equal opportunity: How disabled astronauts are rewriting the rules in space

Individuals with disabilities can enrich astronaut teams and herald a more inclusive future in space exploration

NASA shares glimpse of recovered bits of asteroid Bennu -- and it’s packed with carbon and water

The materials are currently being examined at a special lab in Texas

Webb telescope finds carbon-based molecules in the atmosphere of a water planet. Could this be a sign of life?

This raises prospects about potentially habitable worlds elsewhere in the universe

You can grow trees that have been to the Moon. Here's how

It’s part of a project to connect space exploration with life on Earth.

NASA awards contract for nuclear-powered rocket that could halve trip to Mars

Nuclear propulsion could cut a trip to Mars to just 3 to 4 months.

James Webb Space Telescope celebrates one year with stunning image

...and what a year it's been!

NASA can now recycle almost all astronaut pee and sweat on the International Space Station

It’s a big deal for future space missions

Astronomers discover intriguing exoplanet with possible water vapor atmosphere

The James Webb comes through again.

This is the new spacesuit that will be used by Artemis astronauts on the moon

They are more streamlined and flexible than Apollo suits, NASA said.

School kids show NASA how life-saving EpiPens become poison guns in space

NASA didn't know a space secret that these kids recently discovered during their experiment involving EpiPen.

A Big Blue Marble. A History of Earth from Space

Over 70 years as humanity has begun to explore space, we have upon occasion, turned our gaze back to our own world, producing images that highlight our place in the vastness of space.

Game-changing new NASA satellite will map most of Earth's water from space

The new satellite will give us a better understanding of how climate change affects our environment.

NASA finally launches the most powerful rocket in history mission around the Moon. Here's what you need to know

This is the first practical step towards bringing NASA astronauts back to the Moon after more than 50 years of absence.

The Moon has so much potential, but not so much usable space -- how can it be used reasonably?

Can we all get along on the Moon?

NASA funds three research projects aimed at clearing the trash in Earth's orbit

Tidying up in space will take some impressive research.

A robot surgeon called MIRA can perform surgeries in outer space

It could also allow doctors to perform surgeries remotely in rural and underprivileged areas.

NASA wants to build a swarm of tiny, wedge-shaped robots to look for life on faraway worlds

How to look for life on unfriendly bodies like Europa or Enceladus? Just make a bunch of swimmy robots and have them look for it.

Sci-Fi fans, rejoice! NASA “holoported” a doctor to the International Space Station

It’s just the first step of a technology that could be useful both on Earth and in space.

Heat shields, Starburst, and Microswimmers: NASA announces funding for sci-fi projects

These grants fund research into the bleeding edge of space technology.

NASA wants to deflect an asteroid to test our planetary defences

It's always best to be prepared, especially when it comes to asteroids.

A small asteroid just grazed past Antarctica. Why didn't anyone see it coming?

A reminder that our asteroid monitoring program is riddled with gaping holes.

NASA will crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to practice 'planetary defense'

The whole thing will be live streamed on NASA TV.

NASA announces lunar landing site for the VIPER rover

VIPER will look for water ice on the Moon, helping to establish a human presence in the future.

Perseverance makes history on Mars, snatches its first rock sample

After some hiccups, NASA has confirmed that the rover has retrieved and sealed its first sample, one of many that will be eventually sent back to Earth.