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This navigation technology could soon be used for more than precision landings.

NASA is a leader in aeronautics, improving flight and working to develop innovative technologies that advance the field.

Astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt roved the lunar surface in search of geologically significant rocks.

A team of food scientists, dieticians, and the technicians who prepare and package the food work to ensure that astronauts have access to the same variety of food they enjoy on Earth.

Lasers in space may sound like something out of Star Wars, but NASA’s GEDI uses lasers to study the carbon cycle.

The BioSentinal team will trigger a series of experiments remotely throughout this mission to monitor how yeast fare when exposed to space radiation.

From wildfire smoke to diesel emissions, NASA funded researchers are collaborating with public stakeholders to help us all breathe easier.

April showers bring May flowers. But on the International Space Station, those flowers will develop into edible delights for the astronauts to share.

Imagine what seasons might be like on a world that takes eighty-four earth years to make its trip around the Sun.

From the Boogeyman Nebula to a Spiral Aurora over Iceland, you can explore NASA’s archive of images at apod.nasa.gov.

After another successful resupply mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule has returned to Earth with a cargo of science samples.

This mosaic is the highest resolution global image of the Red Planet ever created.

The Artemis II crew has been chosen!

Take a selfie, spread the word, and do your part to help save the planet.

Changing technologies are opening the door to new ways that satellite data can benefit society.

Accurate space weather forecasts will be as important to astronauts returning to the Moon as a good weather forecast is here on Earth.

Student challenges provide insight into the design and test processes used by NASA.

Although it’s hard to say goodbye, InSight has earned its retirement with a legacy of scientific discovery.

This small optical sensor uses a laser to measure scattered light.

The balance of solar energy received by Earth and the amount of energy emitted by Earth into space is called Earth’s energy budget.