How Sally Ride blazed a trail for women in spaceJune 18, 2020 – In June 1983, this barrier-breaking astronaut overcame discriminatory policies—and a sexist society—as the first American woman to launch into orbit.
Week's Best Space Pictures: Space Station SunriseAugust 14, 2015 – Astronauts show us what sunrise looks like from space and bright spots on the sun let loose.
Historic Pictures Show the Hidden Women of the Space RaceDecember 23, 2016 – Gifted in math, these African-American women were shattering stereotypes during the earliest days of NASA’s mission to the moon and beyond.
Weird But True!: More SpaceSeptember 16, 2015 – Get Weird But True! facts about space.
Exclusive: Here’s What It’s Like to Spend a Year in SpaceJuly 19, 2017 – Astronaut Scott Kelly reflects on his time aboard the International Space Station in this exclusive excerpt from his memoir, Endurance.
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First Emirati astronaut’s blast into spaceSeptember 25, 2019 – As the final days tick down for the UAE’s first human space flight, astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori contemplates the mission ahead.Moriba Jah is paving the way for sustainable space explorationMay 07, 2024 – The environmentalist and astrodynamicist is employing ancient technology to help safeguard the dark and quiet sky
Stuck in a cramped space? This astronaut has some advice.March 23, 2020 – Chris Cassidy is about to spend six months on the ISS. He knows a thing or two about living in a small space.
Watch a Year on Earth as Seen From SpaceJuly 21, 2016 – A stunning time-lapse from the Deep Space Climate Observatory includes that time the moon “photobombed” our home planet.
Step inside the hometown of the first human in spaceApril 12, 2019 – West of Moscow, the small provincial town of Gagarin is a shrine to beloved Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
What is causing these massive, mysterious explosions in space?January 11, 2024 – Unusual flashes of bright blue light, billions of times more powerful than the sun, have been seen in distant galaxies, baffling astronomers. A new discovery may offer clues.
See the Beauty of National Parks Captured From SpaceAugust 25, 2016 – On the Park Service’s centennial, take a look at these satellite photos of some of our favorite parks.
Now Is the Best Time to Spot the Space StationMay 26, 2016 – Find out how to see the orbiting lab as it glides across the sky multiple times in a row.
A Bouncy House Heads to the International Space StationApril 08, 2016 – In the future, these inflatable modules could be used to construct a space habitat, or hotel.
NASA smashed an asteroid with a rocket. The debris could hit Mars.March 27, 2024 – A test to protect Earth from asteroids unleashed a swarm of boulders—and a new study suggests that there may be some unintended consequences.
Astronauts are more likely to get sick while in space. Here's why.June 22, 2023 – Genetic and physiological changes while in microgravity could have health implications for those in space—and even back on Earth.