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Spaceflight 17 hours ago

Everyone's heard of Apollo 11 and 13, but do you know about other missions in the historic space program?

NASA's Apollo program was an enormous effort to get humans to the moon. This program marked the last time humans landed on the moon's surface. Here are noteworthy missions.

Moon 2 days ago

Lunar mining raises key legal questions as new space race heats up

No nation is allowed to claim sovereignty over the moon. To advance space mining, some countries are planning to contract commercial partners instead.

NASA 3 days ago

Mary Cleave, first female astronaut to fly after Challenger explosion, dies at 76

Retired astronaut Mary Cleave, who flew two spaceflight missions with NASA and had a decorated career as a scientist and engineer, has died at the age of 76.

AIR AND SPACE 4 days ago

Astronomers discover solar system with 6 planets in perfect sync

Astronomers using a pair of planet-hunting satellites discovered a solar system with at least six planets rotating around a star in perfect sync with each other.

LIFESTYLE 4 days ago

NASA has an ambitious blueprint for building homes on the moon by 2040

Take a look inside NASA's bold goal to create lunar communities by 2040, which has ignited the curiosity of scientists, engineers and visionaries worldwide.

Jupiter 4 days ago

Join 900,000 others who are sending names into space on NASA spacecraft to Jupiter's moon, Europa

NASA wants to bring your name to space — Jupiter, to be more precise. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is set to launch in October 2024, and your name could blast off with it.

AIR AND SPACE November 22

NASA receives laser beam from 10 million miles away: 'First light'

NASA has beamed a near-infrared laser nearly 10 million miles into space breaking new ground for the agency.

LIFESTYLE November 21

Miss England is invited to tour NASA's Kennedy Space Center after expressing dream of being an astronaut

The woman crowed Miss England stopped by NASA to live a day in the life of an astronaut — bringing her one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming one.

Digital Originals November 17

NASA plans to build a subdivision of homes on the moon, and it may be sooner than you think

NASA plans on building 3D-printed homes on the moon's surface by 2040. The houses will be made from lunar material and be for both civilian and astronaut use.

Digital Originals November 16

'Do you read me, HAL?' Space agencies weigh pairing astronauts in deep space with AI companions

The journey from Earth to Mars can take astronauts two and a half years, so NASA is researching whether AI companions could help them with work and their well-being.