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It’s Black Hole Friday! Have you made a list of things you should know about one of the universe’s biggest mysteries?

The first Thanksgiving in space was celebrated in 1973, when Skylab 4 astronauts marked the occasion by eating two meals for dinner.

Snoopy is a star in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, with Beagle Scout Snoopy making an appearance this year. But floating in the parade isn’t the only time Snoopy has left the ground.

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024.

NASA’s newest astrophysics observatory added its observations to what we know about an interstellar visitor to our solar system.

Every NASA mission pushes the boundaries of human understanding. But the story doesn’t end when the mission concludes.

As of 2024, there are more than forty-five thousand human-made objects orbiting Earth.

The return to Earth is a rough ride for astronauts, from the violent turbulence of atmospheric reentry to a jarring landing.

FINDER can identify survivors in the wake of disaster by sensing the tiny motions of a victim’s breathing or heartbeat.

It was November 1967, and NASA was preparing to launch the Saturn V rocket for the very first time.

NASA engineers are strapping-on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to keep explorers connected on the lunar surface.

Euclid, a European Space Agency mission with NASA contributions, has made a surprising discovery in our cosmic backyard.

We’ll help trace space back to you.

NASA is proud to salute our veterans. More than twelve percent of the NASA workforce served in the military before coming to work for the civilian space agency.

On the Moon or Mars, astronauts will need to interact with digital data, without looking down at a screen in their hands.

NASA scientists are keeping an eye on astronauts while looking for countermeasures to safeguard the eyesight of future explorers.

From supernovae to massive black holes, the James Webb Telescope is playing a unique and profound role in transforming our understanding of astrophysics.

This company is putting a spin on NASA technology that brings cars to a stop.

Dragonfly has moved far beyond a concept on a computer screen.

NASA and its international partners have surpassed twenty-five years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station.