Space Exploration

Rover Mars pictures are the primary way humans experience the surface of another planet. Each image helps scientists understand geology, climate history, and the potential for p...

An aurora is a shifting curtain of light that forms when the solar wind—an outflow of charged particles from the Sun—interacts with Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere....

Partnerships between iconic public figures and ambitious aerospace ventures often generate outsized attention, and the untitled collaboration involving Tom Cruise and SpaceX is...

Stanley Love is a NASA astronaut and clinical psychologist whose work connects human behavior in extreme environments with mission success. Selected as an astronaut candidate in...

Artemis 1 completed its uncrewed flight test in November 2022 with no missionfailure; the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System performed as planned through ascent, trans‑l...

NASA stopped landing astronauts on the Moon after Apollo 17 in 1972 because the Apollo program was designed as a focused Cold‑War achievement, not a permanent presence. Politi...

Water in space exists as ice, vapor, and trace molecules across planets, moons, asteroids, and interstellar clouds, shaping environments where life could emerge. NASA explores t...

Neil Armstrong is famous for being the first person to walk on the Moon, leading NASA’s Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. Before that, he built his reputation as a meticulous te...

As of 2024, space agencies and commercial operators worldwide maintain active classes of astronauts and cosmonauts who are in training for upcoming missions. These cohorts inclu...

Will we ever go back to the Moon? The short answer is yes: multiple programs are actively preparing crewed lunar missions, but schedules, funding, and technical risk mean return...