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Liftoff! Europa Clipper is on its way to explore Europa, Jupiter’s ocean world.

Presented in the style of vintage horror movie advertisements, NASA produced a series of fun and creative exoplanet posters, perfect for Halloween.

With input from Lewis Research Center, now NASA Glenn, the Impax line of force measurement products was born.

Once the Psyche mission arrives at its destination, the scientific payload will begin gathering key measurements of the asteroid.

Predicting exactly where, when, and how the dancing lights of the auroras will occur on Earth is challenging.

Each year for a decade, the Cassini team produced a tongue-in-cheek caricature of “spooky Saturn.”

Bats use proteins to offensively fight disease, keeping these creatures of the night healthy.

NASA uses images from amateur astrophotographers to help provide context for new JunoCam images.

Maps of Mars are divided into quadrants. Each quadrant is themed after a site of geological significance on Earth and names are selected for the Martian sites.

Space-based observations of global land cover and seasonal variability in growth over time can be used to predict crop yields.

NASA is studying daily journals to better understand the hazards of isolation and confinement during space travel.

Exercise equipment used on the International Space Station has come a long way from the simple elastic bands used on early missions.

GPM uses an advanced radar and radiometer system to measure precipitation from space, helping us better understand our water cycle.

Follow the adventures of Meia and her fellow robots in their hometown of Monopolis.

Satellites that are no longer in use can break apart or collide with one another, creating debris that poses a risk to spaceflight.

The ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration, or SCOPE, cleverly combines a science instrument with the spacecraft itself.

NASA continues to look for innovative ways to complement our human space program; and robots have proven to be effective assets.

NASA is pushing timekeeping to new levels of precision.

The ACS3 spacecraft is sending data to Earth that helps the team better understand how the innovative boom technology is performing.

On October 1st, 1958, NASA opened for business.