NASA practices recovering its next moon astronauts: Space photo of the day
NASA's Orion crew module test article is framed by the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Somerset as teams practice Artemis 2 recovery ops.
Mission Control ‘members only’: NASA flight directors don new jacket
NASA's flight directors have taken a page from the astronauts they support, if not also the Masters, Hells Angels and Saturday Night Live's Five-Timers Club. There is now a flight director's jacket.
James Webb Space Telescope discovers 2 galaxies forming breathtaking ‘cosmic lens’: Space photo of the day
The space telescope's image of a odd-looking spiral galaxy is, in reality, two distant galaxies overlapping each other.
NASA stacks moon-bound Artemis 2 rocket: Space photo of the day
The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission.
‘What choices do you make when you are turning the moon into cheese?’ Author John Scalzi on new novel ‘When the Moon Hits Your Eye’
John Scalzi cased out the Armstrong Museum before writing "When the Moon Hits Your Eye." The author may have been confused of planning a heist given the way he eyed an Apollo 11 moon rock on display.
Auroras on ice giant revealed: Space photo of the day
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured bright aurora activity on Neptune for the first time.
‘Earth to Space’ art festival set to launch at Kennedy Center this week
A nearly month-long mission is ready to lift off, with preparations being made at the Kennedy Center. To be clear, not NASA's Kennedy Space Center, but the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
‘Earth to Space’ art festival set to launch at Kennedy Center this week
A nearly month-long mission is ready to lift off, with preparations being made at the Kennedy Center. To be clear, not NASA's Kennedy Space Center, but the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
‘City of Lights’ as seen at night from space: Space photo of the day
Paris, France is seen lit up in this photo taken aboard the International Space Staton.
New Barbie doll celebrates 60 years as an astronaut, but forgets when humans first flew into space
Earth to astronaut Barbie, we have a new space collectible, but probably not for all of the reasons Mattel intended. The toy company has released a Barbie Miss Astronaut 60th anniversary doll.