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Once CatSat reaches orbit, compressed gas and a proprietary feed system are used to inflate a spherical antenna made of Mylar.

Instead of fire, the exhaust produced by electric propulsion is a glowing greenish-blue trail, reminiscent of a science fiction movie.

NASA’s analog missions are field tests in locations that have physical similarities to extreme space environments.

After journeying all summer, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover recently arrived in a region of Mount Sharp enriched with salty minerals, which scientists hope will provide tantalizing clues as to how and why the Red Planet’s climate changed from Earth-like to the frozen desert it is today.

NASA rebooted a unique training mission for astronauts to practice rover operations for future Artemis missions.

November marks the official end of the hurricane season, but are we seeing hurricanes that are getting stronger during the season?

The U.S. Postal Service has issued a stamp celebrating NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope!

Since 2003, astronomers have tried to hear the sounds this black hole is creating.

If you really want to make your skin crawl this Halloween, visit NASA’s Solar System website and take a Haunted Hayride through the Sinister Solar System.

These exoplanets could be perfect homes for some of our most terrifying Halloween monsters.

So, while no one may be able to hear you scream in space, with new radio astronomy instruments, scientists are able to tune into the static hiss of distant galaxies.

A series of entertaining posters featuring Spooky Saturn are available on NASA’s Solar System website, where they serve as ghostly reminders of a thriller mission.

This NASA spinoff reduces the time it takes to detect breast cancer, allowing for earlier intervention and better survival rates.

Spiderweave is a flexible material can also be packed up at launch and stored in a compact space until the vehicle enters a planetary atmosphere.

By smoothing out the point where the two air streams meet, chevrons significantly reduce turbulence and therefore the noise.

Using satellite data, NASA brings an interest in bees back down to Earth.

Earth’s atmosphere may give our Sun its yellow appearance, but looks can be deceiving.

Spacecraft must wait for navigation commands from Earth rather than making decisions on-board in real-time.

NASA will send commands to the spacecraft, receive data, and monitor Orion during different phases of its mission.

What if a giant asteroid were on a collision course with Earth?