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Every NASA mission pushes the boundaries of human understanding. But the story doesn’t end when the mission concludes.

As of 2024, there are more than forty-five thousand human-made objects orbiting Earth.

The return to Earth is a rough ride for astronauts, from the violent turbulence of atmospheric reentry to a jarring landing.

FINDER can identify survivors in the wake of disaster by sensing the tiny motions of a victim’s breathing or heartbeat.

It was November 1967, and NASA was preparing to launch the Saturn V rocket for the very first time.

NASA engineers are strapping-on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to keep explorers connected on the lunar surface.

Euclid, a European Space Agency mission with NASA contributions, has made a surprising discovery in our cosmic backyard.

We’ll help trace space back to you.

NASA is proud to salute our veterans. More than twelve percent of the NASA workforce served in the military before coming to work for the civilian space agency.

On the Moon or Mars, astronauts will need to interact with digital data, without looking down at a screen in their hands.

NASA scientists are keeping an eye on astronauts while looking for countermeasures to safeguard the eyesight of future explorers.

From supernovae to massive black holes, the James Webb Telescope is playing a unique and profound role in transforming our understanding of astrophysics.

This company is putting a spin on NASA technology that brings cars to a stop.

Dragonfly has moved far beyond a concept on a computer screen.

NASA and its international partners have surpassed twenty-five years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station.

A new sonification technique changes the haunting tune this black hole is playing.

For this year’s class of astronaut candidates, the tough job has just begun.

At age seventy-seven, John Glenn became the oldest person to enter Earth orbit, and the only person to fly in both the Mercury and Space Shuttle programs.

Thanks to a robust design with redundant systems, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft remains on track for an on-time arrival in August 2029 at its target asteroid.

As NASA prepares to head to the Moon and Mars, understanding the human immune system is critical to astronaut safety.