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Steve Wozniak wants to make space garbage-free.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is looking to monetize the space debris clogging the stars with Privateer, a kind of galactic garbage company.

The core sample seen in its not-yet-sealed titanium tube.

More than half a year after NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, landed on the Red Planet, it secured its first pet rock.

Astronaut Alan Shepard wears his pressure suit for the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight, the first American crewed spaceflight.

Fifty years ago, Alan Shepard became the first astronaut to hit a golf ball on the moon. Read on for more facts about trailblazing career at NASA.

Former NASA engineer Mark Rober designed a robot to do one thing: Set up as many dominos as possible as quickly as possible.

June’s strawberry full moon is a great excuse to sky-gaze and a nice reminder that strawberries are in season right now.

Astronaut Scott Kelly gets a delivery of fresh fruit while on board the International Space Station in 2015.

Without microwaves, ovens, or refrigerators, food in space can be challenging both to prepare and to consume. Especially cheesecake.

A colorized image of sand dunes at Mars's northern polar cap.

NASA’s Mars Odyssey has been orbiting the Red Planet for literally 20 years—here’s a glimpse of what it’s been up to.

These are the sounds and images the Voyager Golden Record committee chose to represent Earth to intelligent alien life.

An image of the March equinox taken by the GOES-13 satellite in 2013.

‘Vernal equinox’ isn’t just the technical term for the first day of spring, and 'summer solstice’ means something beyond ‘first day of summer.’

Donna Shirley made space history in the 1990s as the first woman to manage a NASA program. She led both the Mars Exploration Program and the team that built Sojourner, the first rover to land on the Red Planet.

A cargo craft delivering supplies to the International Space Station has been named after Katherine Johnson, the influential "human computer" who helped send the first Americans to space.

President John F. Kennedy urged Americans that going to the moon was within reach.

John F. Kennedy's stirring speech on September 12, 1962, sparked a passion for space exploration that eventually led us right to the moon.

Expedition 42 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency relaxes on board the International Space Station on December 25, 2014.

The space program often calls for astronauts to be in orbit for the holidays. Here's how they do it.

Here are clear directions for a clear windshield.

Foggy glass can make your drive dangerous—here’s how to get rid of it quickly (and how to avoid it in the first place).

Astronaut Kate Rubins casts her ballot from space.

Kate Rubins cast her ballot from the International Space Station with the help of a county clerk and a nifty technology known as the PDF.

NASA's new-and-improved space toilet has a redesigned seat that should be more accommodating to female astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

Many people think they know what being an astronaut is like, but real astronauts will tell you that working for NASA is a lot different from what’s portrayed in movies.

Kenya's Wangari Maathai isn't a household name, but she should be.

From ‘Hidden Figure’ Katherine Johnson to female Nobel Laureates you may not have heard of, Nina Chhita's Instagram is giving us some important history lessons.

Jeanette Epps has dreamed of being a NASA astronaut since age 9, and her first-ever spaceflight will make history.

NASA's Curiosity rover captured this sunset at Mars' Gale crater in 2015.

NASA scientist Geronimo Villanueva built a tool that models the colorful, alien sunsets of planets like Mars, Uranus, and Venus.

Mary W. Jackson, NASA’s first Black female engineer, was an unsung hero of the Space Race in the 1960s.

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken make their way to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

SpaceX is about to make company history when it launches its first crewed spacecraft for a mission to the International Space Station. Here are the best places to stream the event.

NASA's Juno spacecraft got a close look at the mesmerizing clouds above Jupiter on two recent fly-bys.

Think you have what it takes to fly like an astronaut?

Before SpaceX sends its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, see what the astronauts onboard will experience with this free docking simulator.

Steve Wozniak Wants to Clean Up Space Trash

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Collected the First-Ever Rock Sample From Mars

13 Facts about Astronaut Alan Shepard, the First American in Space

A Former NASA Engineer Set a New World Record With His Domino-Laying Robot

The Strawberry Full Moon Is Coming—Here’s When to See It

Gastronauts: A History of Eating in Space

NASA Shares Amazing Image of Blue Dunes on Mars

11 Pieces of Media on the Voyager Golden Record

Solstice vs. Equinox: What’s the Difference?

11 Facts About Donna Shirley, the First Woman to Manage a NASA Program

New Spacecraft Named After Katherine Johnson Honors the Pioneering NASA Mathematician

When John F. Kennedy Told the World Why 'We Choose to Go to the Moon'

Starry Night: A History of Celebrating Christmas in Space

How to Defog Your Windshield Quickly, According to a Former NASA Engineer

How Do Astronauts Vote From Space?

NASA Has Redesigned the Space Toilet for Female Astronauts

11 Secrets of Astronauts

Meet Nina Chhita, the Artist Celebrating Diverse Female Scientists With Her Instagram Illustrations

Dr. Jeanette Epps to Become the First Black Woman to Live Aboard the International Space Station

NASA Scientist Simulates What Sunsets Would Look Like on Venus, Mars, and Beyond

NASA Names Washington, D.C., Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary Jackson

How to Watch SpaceX’s Historic Astronaut Launch Live

NASA's Juno Probe Captures Stunning New Look at Jupiter's Swirling Atmosphere

Attention Aspiring Astronauts: Challenge Yourself With SpaceX's ISS Docking Simulator