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On March 29, NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will leave the ISS to embark on the world's first all-female spacewalk.
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NASA Announces World’s First All-Female Spacewalk

New data collected by NASA, using two space telescopes, shows that the vast majority of our galaxy's mass is dark matter.
NASA

New NASA Measurements: Milky Way Galaxy Is “On the Beefier Side”

A new visualization shows just how vast space is by taking people from the size of an astronaut to that of the entire universe.
Science & Energy

This Amazing Visualization Shows You How Big Space Really Is

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Moon

NASA Engineer: Humans Should Consider Settling Saturn’s Moon Titan

A team of researchers found traces of organic compounds in plumes that burst from Saturn's moon Enceladus. A sign of life if all the conditions are right.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find Building Blocks of Life on Saturn’s Icy Moon

In April, Japan will launch the Space Domain Mission Unit to protect its space-based assets, according to an Associated Press story.
Off-World

Japan Is Launching Its Own Space Defense Unit

A piece of astronaut Christina Koch's helmet fell off during an ISS spacewalk on Wednesday, forcing her to rely on her partner Jessica Meir for light.
Off-World

Piece of Astronaut’s Spacesuit Falls Off During Spacewalk

A famous supernova has a cloudy, cotton candy-like appearance. Finally, scientists think they may have an idea of where its bizarre clumps came from.
Science & Energy

Here’s Why the Remains of This Supernova Look Like Cotton Candy

The Moon is covered in lunar swirls — magnetic anomalies that could act as natural shields from dangerous cosmic radiation.
Science & Energy

Spiral Formations on the Moon Appear to Deflect Cosmic Rays

NASA could put humans on Mars in just five years if given the money to do so, according to Ellen Stofan, the agency's former chief scientist.
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Former NASA Chief Scientist: Humans Could Be on Mars in Five Years

A team of researchers have detected water vapor in the atmosphere of an exoplanet nine times Earth's mass and 111 light years away.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Spot Water — and Maybe Rain — on a Distant Planet

While performing a close flyby of Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured several stunning images of a solar eclipse on the gas giant.
Solar Power

Juno Captures Stunning Images of a Solar Eclipse on Jupiter

California’s Air Protein says it’s figured out how to make meat from thin air — by building on an idea NASA had in the 1960s.
Science & Energy

This Startup Says It Can Create “Meat” Out of Thin Air

SpaceX has published a new page on its website dedicated its Starship rocket, as well the Super Heavy, Starship's booster.
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SpaceX Releases Beautiful Diagrams of Starship, Super Heavy

NASA astronauts were treated to an amazing sight on June 22, 2019 when the Raikoke Volcano in Eastern Russia erupted into a massive cloud of dark smoke.
Science & Energy

Watching This Volcano Erupt From Space Is Absolutely Epic

Research suggests that extended trips into space might cause cognitive decline in astronauts, as the brain changes without the influence of gravity.
Science & Energy

New Research: Astronauts Are Experiencing Cognitive Decline

NASA: Meteor Exploded Over Russia With 10x Energy of Atomic Bomb
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NASA: Meteor Exploded Over Russia With 10x Energy of Atomic Bomb

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that launched in 2009 could assist future commercial and international lunar landers.
Moon

NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Could Assist Commercial Missions to the Moon

On Monday, Boeing's CST-100 Starliner flew for the first time as part of a launch abort test — and during the test, one of its parachutes didn't deploy.
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Boeing Starliner’s Parachute Fails to Deploy During First Flight

A new NASA page beams weather data from the space agency's InSight lander, on the Red Planet, straight to your web browser.
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NASA Lander Now Provides Daily Martian Weather Reports