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NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars

NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars

A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was…

NASA4/28/26, 4:18 PM
NASA Laser Terminal Enhances Views During Artemis II Mission

NASA Laser Terminal Enhances Views During Artemis II Mission

Millions of people watched the historic launch of Artemis II and were captivated by the mission’s 10-day jour…

NASA4/28/26, 4:10 PM
Six Years of Curiosity’s Wheels on the Move

Six Years of Curiosity’s Wheels on the Move

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its right navigation camera — one of two on the rover’s mast, or…

NASA4/28/26, 3:19 PM
Science in Space

Science in Space

Astronauts Chris Williams of NASA and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency work together in the Kibo la…

NASA4/28/26, 2:46 PM
Fiery Fall Color in Southern Chile

Fiery Fall Color in Southern Chile

The beech forests of southern Patagonia put on vibrant autumn displays.

NASA4/28/26, 4:01 AM
NASA’s X-59 Gets Freedom 250 Logo

NASA’s X-59 Gets Freedom 250 Logo

NASA’s X-59 is helping the nation celebrate the 250th anniversary of its independence with an update to its l…

NASA4/27/26, 7:36 PM
NASA’s Perseverance, Curiosity Panoramas Capture Two Sides of Mars

NASA’s Perseverance, Curiosity Panoramas Capture Two Sides of Mars

NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have captured two 360-degree landscapes that highlight how the missi…

NASA4/27/26, 5:02 PM
You Can Help Humans Thrive in Space

You Can Help Humans Thrive in Space

The second Artemis mission took four astronauts around the moon and back – the first crewed deep-space flight…

NASA4/27/26, 3:54 PM
Volunteers Help NASA Astronauts Record Lunar Flashes

Volunteers Help NASA Astronauts Record Lunar Flashes

As NASA’s Artemis II astronauts zipped around the Moon in early April, they observed flashes of light caused …

NASA4/27/26, 3:01 PM
I Am Artemis: Peter Rossoni

I Am Artemis: Peter Rossoni

Listen to this audio excerpt from Peter Rossoni, Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System flight manage…

NASA4/24/26, 4:33 PM
The Day of the Trifid Nebula

The Day of the Trifid Nebula

This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth,…

NASA4/24/26, 2:56 PM
NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Missouri Students

NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Missouri Students

Students in Missouri will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway as they answer prerecorded…

NASA4/24/26, 2:47 PM