NASA Will Now Allow Astronauts to Bring Their Smartphones into Space. Here's What That Means

The first crew permitted to leave Earth's orbit with their personal phones launched on Friday, Feb. 13 ...

Modern Semi Truck Design Actually Comes From NASA Engineering

A bicycling incident in 1973 led to a team of NASA engineers radically changing the design of modern semi trucks using cutting-edge aerodynamics.

NASA Running Out of Non-Life Explanations for What Its Rover Found on Mars

Last year, NASA’s Curiosity rover made a fascinating discovery after boring into a suspected ancient lake bed on Mars: ...

NASA's Hubble telescope captures image of nebula with dying star

The Egg Nebula, located around 1,000 light years away, is home to a dying star entering last phase of its life.
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NASA is sending Artemis II to the moon. Here’s what to know

The first manned mission of the Artemis program won’t land on the moon, but it aims to take four astronauts farther from the Earth than anyone has gone before.

NASA moon mission spacesuit nears milestone

The next-generation spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission continues to advance by passing a contractor-led technical ...
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NASA launches twin rocket missions from Alaska to gather data on auroral currents and geomagnetic storms

NASA launched two sounding rocket missions from Alaska to measure auroral electrical currents and study geomagnetic storm impacts on Earth’s upper atmosphere and space-based systems.

NASA astronaut's ex-wife is sentenced to prison over false accusations in ‘space crime' case

A case that gained national attention over false accusations that an astronaut committed hacking from space has ended in prison time for the accuser.

NASA's Next Manned Moon Rocket May Have One Major, Dangerous Flaw

Scientists have raised concerns about possible safety issues with the Orion crew capsule prior to NASA's Artemis II mission ...