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Born to be in space - Astronaut Don Pettit highlights amazing space station science mission

NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return to Earth from the International Space Station, completing his 4th mission to ...

2 ‘intense’ solar flares in just 7 hours, the strongest in months, knock out radio signals on Earth: NASA

The sun unleashed two colossal solar flares within seven hours of each other this week, triggering radio blackouts across ...

NASA's initial takeaways from the Artemis II mission, and more science stories

NASA has begun its initial assessments of the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket and other systems that brought astronauts to the ...

Before sci-fi was everywhere, this pioneering magazine championed 'scientifiction'

Between its lurid painted covers was the first magazine devoted exclusively to the publication of what came to be called ...

Curiosity rover detects building blocks of life in first-ever experiment on Mars

The Curiosity rover conducted a first-of-its kind experiment on Mars, detecting organic molecules that have never been ...

The sun just fired off two massive solar flares

The sun is an incomprehensibly gigantic, constantly roiling nuclear furnace—but some days are even busier than others. Based ...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will transform our view of the cosmos like never before. The science behind it is under threat

ANALYSIS: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help answer some of the biggest questions about the universe when it ...

Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe

It was 1972 and Apollo astronauts Harrison “Jack” Schmitt and Eugene Cernan had just stepped onto the moon’s surface to begin ...
ZME Science

NASA Marks Earth Day by Dropping Unreleased Artemis II Photos

This unreleased Artemis photo taken through the Orion spacecraft's window reveals the stark beauty of Earth's terminator line ...

Could an Earthly Fungus Contaminate Mars? NASA May Have Found One Hardy Enough.

Researchers identified a species that can survive radiation, extreme heat and simulated Martian soil, posing a new challenge ...
Interesting Engineering

NASA’s largest research aircraft can carry 75,000 pounds of science gear at 43,000 feet

Serving as successor to the DC-8, the Boeing 777 is set to become the largest and most capable research vessel in NASA’s ...
Space Coast Daily

NASA Reveals SpaceX Crew-13 Lineup for International Space Station Mission

As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than mid-September to the International Space Station for a long-duration science ...