An astronaut caught this fascinating, unique view of Earth
Crew Earth Observations (CEO) is a simple yet critical mission undertaken by astronauts aboard the ISS. The requirement? Take ...
How They Celebrated the Holidays 250 Miles Above Earth
The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating ...
Astronauts' most jaw-dropping photos from the International Space Station show what 2024 looked like 250 miles above Earth
Pictures from the International Space Station do not disappoint, from comets and northern lights to giant hurricanes and ...
When will we know if NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived ‘touching’ the sun?
NASA's Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun on4. But did it survive? We're about to find out.
NASA cameras to capture interaction between Blue Ghost lander, moon's surface
Developed at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies (SCALPSS) is ...
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning image of ‘cosmic eye’ spiral galaxy
New imagery has been released from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which captured a photo of a spiral galaxy more than 76 ...
On Christmas Eve 1968, millions watched the Apollo 8 astronauts broadcast from space
Apollo 8 splashed down in the northern Pacific Ocean on December 27 after a total mission time of 6 days, 3 hours, 42 seconds. Upon their return, Time magazine named Borman, Lovell, and Anders their ...
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A NASA Spacecraft Will ‘Touch’ the Sun on Christmas Eve, Flying Closer to the Star Than Any Probe Before
The Parker Solar Probe will endure scorching temperatures of 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit as it performs the closest solar flyby ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Preps for Record-Breaking Christmas Eve Flyby
The Parker Solar Probe will swoop just 6.1 million kilometers above the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. Scientists are ...
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Dazzling star cluster creates a cosmic holiday wreath
Stunning star formations were captured during the holiday season by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb Space ...
These are the best space images from 2024
NASA's Juno spacecraft zipped just 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) above the volcanic world Io in 2024. The extraterrestrial ...
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning image of ‘cosmic eye’ spiral galaxy. It sits 76,000,000 light years away from Earth
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spiral galaxy designated as NGC 2566, at a distance of 76 million years in the ...