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Merging new technologies with those being readied for flight demonstrations can have surprising results.

Interactive virtual models and 3D images will help the Park Service continue to monitor Pearl Harbor, preserving its legacy from the past.

Although our home world is a dynamic and stormy planet, temperatures on other planets may surprise you.

This robotic arm’s cold motor controllers don’t need to be kept warm with energy draining heaters.

Worldview’s nighttime lights layer provides a truly unique perspective of our planet that showcases the impact holiday lighting has on certain geographic areas.

The prevalence of specific gases in the atmosphere determines the color of the auroras.

Visit NASA’s Black Hole Gallery to listen to the sounds of a black hole or learn more about the most famous black holes in our galaxy on this Black Hole Friday.

Ten men and women from three different countries will share a holiday meal in space this year.

Snoopy may be a star in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade each year, but NASA shares a proud history with this American icon as well.

Although NASA will eventually lose contact with the probe, all four science instruments are currently sending back data.

JWST has already helped astronomers see what could be three of the universe’s earliest galaxies.

NASA’s Earth-observing satellites are being used to profile gas and aerosol concentrations from volcanic eruptions.

Inflatable structures on the Moon could stand alone or be connected to provide versatile living quarters and laboratories.

Getting a robot to move is all about solving some problem you have.

EVE could dive deep into one of the steep crevasses on Enceladus where water-ice jets burst from the ocean below.

To learn more about bees, NASA sent 6,800 honeybees and a queen to space to see how they behaved in microgravity.

By pressurizing to failure, teams at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will demonstrate just how strong and durable inflatable habitats may be.

You can listen to the entire Mars Rovers Soundtrack, including the team’s farewell song to Opportunity, on Spotify.

Pristine pits on the lunar surface may hold the secrets to the Moon’s geologic history.

Laser communications demonstrations help build future capabilities to return data to Earth and connect Artemis astronauts to home.