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NASA Has Redesigned the Space Toilet for Female Astronauts

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

11 Secrets of Astronauts

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.

Space Hero, a New Reality Show, Wants to Send You to the International Space Station

Contestants will learn how to become astronauts—and compete for a 10-day trip to the ISS while doing it.

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

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

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.

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

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

NASA Will Award You Up to $20,000 for Designing a Toilet That Works on the Moon

Winners of NASA's Lunar Loo Challenge will receive thousands of dollars for designing toilets that works as well on the moon as they do in microgravity.

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

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

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

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

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.

How to Watch SpaceX’s Historic Astronaut Launch Live

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 Probe Captures Stunning New Look at Jupiter's Swirling Atmosphere

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?

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

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

A 2010 Hubble-captured image of a pillar of gas and dust in a stellar nursery called Carina Nebula.

What Did the Hubble Telescope See on Your Birthday? This NASA Website Will Show You

While your parents were snapping a photo of you covered in birthday cake, the Hubble was snapping one of a dust storm on Mars.

The Smithsonian Needs Your Help Transcribing Sally Ride’s Notebooks

There are nearly 40,000 documents from Sally Ride’s career in the Smithsonian’s archives, and you can help make them more accessible.

Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong left the first footprint on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Are Any of the Scientific Instruments Left on the Moon By the Apollo Astronauts Still Functional?

The retroreflectors left as part of the Apollo Lunar Ranging Experiment are still fully functional, though their reflective efficiency has diminished over the years.

Unique Teardrop Star Discovered by NASA Satellite

The star recently spotted 1500 light-years from Earth is shaped like a teardrop and pulsates on one side, making it a celestial anamoly.

A still from The Mars Generation (2017).

10 of the Best Space Documentaries You Can Stream Right Now

Explore black holes, hang out with robots, and get to know the team behind the Apollo missions with these space documentaries on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Disney+.

NASA Opens Astronaut Applications to the Public

For one month only, any member of the public can apply to be an astronaut for NASA through the new listing on USAJobs.

Katherine Johnson, the NASA Legend Who Inspired 'Hidden Figures,' Dies at Age 101

Katherine Johnson—the mathematician known for calculating the equations that sent the first astronauts to the moon and breaking barriers in the civil rights era, as seen in 'Hidden Figures'—died the morning of Monday, February 24, 2020 NASA has announced.

NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute/Roman Tkachenko

Arrokoth, the Farthest, Oldest Solar System Object Ever Studied, Could Reveal the Origins of Planets

Located past Pluto, the ultrared binary object Arrokoth is the farthest and oldest body ever studied up close. Data collected by NASA's New Horizons mission reveals insights about its formation and the origins of the solar system.

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Good News/Bad News, Internet: Your Broom Will Stand Up on Its Own Any Day of the Year

The viral images of brooms standing on their own are real, but the story that they can only balance like that on one day are false.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith

17-Year-Old NASA Intern Helped Discover Twin-Starred 'Tatooine' Planet

Three days into his internship with NASA, 17-year-old Wolf Cukier spotted a planet orbiting twin suns similar to Tatooine from 'Star Wars.'

Earth-Sized, Potentially Habitable Planet Discovered 100 Light-Years Away

TOI 700 d, an exoplanet orbiting a star 100 light-years away, is the first one discovered by NASA's TESS mission with the potential to support life.

7 Mysterious Geological Formations That Still Baffle Scientists

From a lake the color of Pepto-Bismol to mysterious rock rings in the Sahara Desert, these strange geological wonders continue to stump scientists.

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First-Ever Map of Titan Reveals That Saturn’s Moon Is a Lot Like Earth

Scientists think Saturn's moon Titan may hold our best shot at discovering extraterrestrial life in the solar system. Recently, NASA published the first complete map of the Earth-like body.

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