NASA follows international guidelines called the Planetary Protection protocol, aimed at making sure Earth’s biology doesn’t taint celestial bodies, and vice versa. The agency also has...
Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic wonder, but you can observe only a fraction of astronomical phenomena with the naked eye. Meteor showers, natural fireworks...
HOUSTON (AP) — Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home Saturday from hundreds who took part in NASA’s...
Between all the monitors, wires and keyboards are the normal trappings of a workplace: lunchboxes, water bottles, backpacks and smartphones. A Snoopy astronaut from the Apollo...
New shades of brown and green in the rings of impact craters. Rugged terrain and long shadows along their rims. Earth rising over the moon’s horizon...
HOUSTON (AP) — With the moon looming ever larger, the Artemis II astronauts raced to set a new distance record Monday from Earth on a lunar...
An animated 3-D model of the moon, shown on a black background. A 3-D model of the moon with the near side in view. It reads:...
NASA is set to send four astronauts — three from the United States and one from Canada — on a trip around the moon and back...
In a sprawling building atop a mesa in New Mexico, workers labor around the clock to fulfill a vital mission: producing America’s nuclear bomb cores. The...
Produced by Nick Donofrio, Gabriel Gianordoli, Maridelis Morales Rosado, Andrew Sondern and Rebecca Thomas. Images: Pan Plates AS12-47-6982 to 7006 (assembled) via NASA; Pan Plates AS12-46-6836...