‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s space bromance takes off in new ‘The Universe Is Absurd’ show
“The word ‘absurd,’ in our everyday language, is crazy, stupid. But absurd can also mean outlandishly true.”
NASA’s SLS Solid Rocket Boosters: What is DM-1?
NASA/Kevin O’Brien Demonstration Motor-1 (DM-1) is the first full-scale ground test of the evolved five-segment solid rocket motor of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The event will take place…
Mission Accomplished! Artemis ROADS III National Challenge Competitors Celebrate their Achievements
Explore This Section Science Artemis Mission Accomplished! Artemis… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 5 min read Mission Accomplished! Artemis ROADS…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Starts Unpacking Boxwork Formations
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Drag your mouse or move your phone to pan around within this 360-degree view to explore the boxwork patterns…
A Martian Volcano in the Mist
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Arsia Mons, one of the Red Planet’s largest volcanoes, peeks through a blanket of water ice clouds in this image captured by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter on May…
Clay Minerals From Mars’ Most Ancient Past?
Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features…
Atlas 5 launches second set of Project Kuiper satellites
An Atlas 5 launched a second group of satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation June 23. The post Atlas 5 launches second set of Project Kuiper satellites appeared first…
The key to Golden Dome’s success: make it usable
The Golden Dome initiative represents the largest missile defense effort in United States history — a $175 billion shield against weapons of mass destruction, aiming to be fully operational within…
When it comes to auroras, pink is the new white, astronaut says | On the ISS this week June 16 – 20, 2025
With the arrival of a visiting crew still delayed, science and maintenance work on board the International Space Station continued to fill the Expedition 73 crew’s week.
Scientists to unveil 1st images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory on June 23: Watch the big moment live
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first images will be unveiled on Monday (June 23), and you can watch the action live.