New NASA renderings show Earth as lumpy

From Apollo 11 to Artemis II, space missions have provided numerous images of a beautiful, seemingly smooth and perfectly ...

NASA opens first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years at Virginia facility

NASA's new wind tunnel has a diameter of 20 feet and stands 24 feet tall, with wind speeds of up to 117 miles per hour. It ...

NASA’s Roman space telescope should reveal 'one-in-a-million' discoveries

Scheduled to launch Aug. 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, NASA's Roman telescope will image far more sky than Hubble ...

To the Moon & Pack: NASA astronaut Christina Koch to receive homecoming celebration at NC State

North Carolina State University on Tuesday announced it will hold a special homecoming celebration for NASA astronaut ...

NASA’s Webb telescope may have solved the mystery of the universe’s 'little red dots'

A spiral galaxy called the Saguaro may show what some mysterious little red dots become as the universe ages. When ...

NASA's moon base plans continue to take shape. Watch latest update

NASA's Jared Isaacman will lead a news conference today (June 30) to provide the latest update on the ambitious plan to build a moon base.
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NASA inaugurates new flight dynamic research facility: Where is it and why it matters

NASA has opened its new Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia. The advanced wind tunnel will support future aircraft ...

NASA Eyes South Pole Landing Despite Astronaut's Warning

A NASA astronaut cautioned that landing at the lunar south pole could leave an appendicitis-ridden crew member stranded there ...

Daring rescue mission launches to save a 3,200-pound NASA observatory from an untimely end

A first-of-its-kind mission launched Friday in the hopes of preventing NASA’s Swift Observatory from dropping out of low-Earth orbit.

Mission to Save Falling NASA Space Telescope Suffers Setback

A spacecraft meant to push NASA’s Swift Observatory to a higher orbit malfunctioned and started tumbling several days ago.