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The space environment lacks many of the sensory inputs we take for granted on Earth.

I had a dream, which was not all a dream. The bright sun was extinguished.

Destined to become the first aircraft to attempt powered flight on another planet, NASA's Mars Helicopter has officially received a new name.

More than 3 decades after the flyby, scientists inspecting Voyager 2’s data have discovered one more secret about an icy world.

The first-of-its-kind oven and enough dough to bake 5 chocolate chip cookies meant the astronauts on station got to enjoy the smell of freshly baked cookies, if not the cookies themselves.

A pressure garment developed by NASA researchers has been shown to cut the mortality rate related to post-birth bleeding complications in half.

Mattel hopes that, through play, generations of girls will boldly reach for the stars.

The vast loneliness up here on the Moon is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth. The Earth from here is a grand oasis in the big vastness of space.

The NASA astronaut corps includes fearless women who find ways to build their families while working to advance science and society.

NASA specializes in spacecraft, not medical-device manufacturing, but excellent engineering, rigorous testing and rapid prototyping are some of the agency’s specialties.

Flying on Mars is like flying at one hundred thousand feet on Earth. And an aerial vehicle that could take off and land multiple times would let us see much more of Mars.

Astronauts must eat a carefully selected diet of foods that maintain their health in space, but they do get the chance to augment that diet with a few special treats.

Our solar system is literally littered with asteroids and comets, and, sometimes, they come very close to Earth.

Watching films aboard the International Space Station is one way for the crew to bond and decompress. And guess which film just became an astronaut favorite!

If properly designed and tested, aircraft can benefit from artificial intelligence by adding features that support the pilot, crew, and passengers.

NASA “optometrists” verify that Mars 2020 has twenty/twenty vision!

Astronauts don’t want to sit in their trash, so a team at NASA is working on a solution they call OSCAR.

What if the system NASA developed for removing contaminants from building paint could be used to clean up the environment?

On April 24, 1990, the space shuttle Discovery lifted off from Earth with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope nestled securely in its bay. The following day, Hubble was released into orbit, ready to peer into the vast unknown of space.

A NASA team envisions a future where a compact habitat built of dormant fungi could be taken on long journeys to places like Mars.