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Hero Katherine Johnson Dies at 101
By Jeffrey Kluger
High School NASA Intern Discovers a New Planet
By Tara Law
Boeing Starliner's Troubled Flight May Mean More Delays in Commercial Crew Missions
By Jeffrey Kluger
Why This Earth-Like Planet is a Big Step Forward in the Search for Life
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I'm a Retired Female Astronaut and I Can't Understand the Obsession With 'Gender Diverse' Space Crews
A victory that's already been won
By Marsha Ivins
August 28, 2019
Divorcing Spouse Claims NASA Astronaut Committed Crime in Space: Report
A conflict between a divorcing couple sparked what might be the first allegations of criminal wrongdoing in space. The New York Times has reported that NASA astronaut Anne McClain’s former partner, Summer Worden, has accused...
By Tara Law
August 24, 2019
The Risk in NASA Using Private Companies for Moon Return
The "NASA Inc" strategy could reap rewards — but expect turbulence along the way
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 31, 2019
Three 'Missing-Link' Planets Discovered Circling Nearby Star
A satellite has triplets
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 31, 2019
Nikita Khrushchev’s Son Watched his Father Lose the Space Race. 50 Years After the Moon Landing, He Holds No Grudge
"We talked about how we had bragged that we would be first on the moon. But like all other people in the world, now we were proud of humanity."
July 2, 2019
With NASA's Orion Abort-System Test, Americans Just Took a Small (and Very Big) Step Closer to the Moon
It was a modest little rocket scheduled to make a modest little flight, and yet an awful lot of people showed up at Cape Canaveral before dawn this morning to watch it happen. They had...
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 2, 2019
Why NASA's Planned All-Female Spacewalk Really Fell Apart
The space agency is struggling to make enough spacesuits
By Jeffrey Kluger
March 26, 2019
NASA Says Hippopotamus-Shaped Asteroid Zipped Past Earth
Just in time for Christmas
By Melissa Locker
December 24, 2018
Apollo 8’s ‘Earthrise’ Photo Changed Our Understanding of Our Place in the Universe. Here’s the Story Behind the Picture
It was taken on Christmas Eve in 1968
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 24, 2018
Here Is the First Picture from NASA's Mars InSight Lander
Here Is the First Picture from NASA's Mars InSight Lander
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 26, 2018
Kepler Found Science and Art in Exoplanets
The retired Kepler space telescope helped NASA and astronomers discover thousands of exoplanets, some, perhaps, with the capacity for life.
By Jeffrey Kluger
October 31, 2018
You Can Now Launch Your Selfies Into Outer Space Thanks to NASA's New App
How's the lighting in space?
By Megan McCluskey
August 24, 2018
Meanwhile In Interstellar Sports, Astronauts Had a Lot of Fun Playing Tennis in Space
The space match was organized by the U.S. Open tennis organization
By Melissa Locker
August 22, 2018
NASA Could Have People Living on the Moon in 8 Years. And That's Just the Beginning
Facing skeptics, NASA plans a return trip, with a still greater voyage to follow
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 19, 2018
Researchers Say Venus' Atmosphere Could Support Extraterrestrial Life
But you probably won't want to visit
By Jeffrey Kluger
April 2, 2018
Trump Said America Is Going to Mars. Here’s Why That Won't Happen Any Time Soon
The plans have no fuel
By Jeffrey Kluger
March 16, 2018
3 Reasons Trump's Plan to Privatize the International Space Station Won't (and Shouldn't) Happen
Talk about bad real estate deals
By Jeffrey Kluger
February 11, 2018
American Just Took on Russia in the First Sporting Event in Space
Playing the game required special "space rules"
By Emily Price
February 7, 2018
Why the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Is Such a Big Deal for Elon Musk
Musk has long promised cheaper spaceflight. His launch today could bring that closer to reality
By Jeffrey Kluger
February 6, 2018
'Motherlode' of Dinosaur Footprints Discovered at NASA Flight Center
The footprints of eight different species were identified
By Kate Samuelson
February 2, 2018
Remembering Legendary Astronaut John Young
He was the ninth man to walk on the moon
By Jamie Ducharme
January 6, 2018
Trump Wants to Send Astronauts Back to the Moon. Will That Really Happen?
Don't buy your lunar boots just yet
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 11, 2017
President Trump Signing Order to Send Americans Back to the Moon
The directive is aimed at sending Americans back to the moon and eventually Mars
By Reuters
December 11, 2017
Budweiser Wants to Brew Beer on Mars. That’s Even Harder Than It Sounds
If you're traveling to Mars, you're going to have to bring a lot of essentials along — water, air, fuel, food. And, let's be honest, you probably wouldn't mind packing some beer too. A two-year...
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 30, 2017
This is the Cassini Probe's Last Picture of Saturn Before It Plunged to Its Doom
Saturn’s moons Prometheus, Pandora, Janus, Epimetheus, Mimas and Enceladus are all visible in the otherworldly photo
By Billy Perrigo
November 28, 2017
Worsening Light Pollution Has Health Costs
Bright lights affect everything from plants and birds to our sleep quality
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 22, 2017
Launch of Super Advanced Weather Satellite Delayed Over Technical Glitch
The JPSS-1 will monitor atmospheric and sea temperature, volcanic eruptions, forest fires, and rain
By Billy Perrigo
November 14, 2017
See the Venus-Jupiter Conjunction
The distant planets will appear close together just before sunrise
By Katie Reilly
November 12, 2017
4 Surprising Facts About the Universe We Just Discovered
A deep space explosion produced some very cool science
By Jeffrey Kluger
October 16, 2017
Here's What the California Wildfires Look Like From Space
See the view from a NASA satellite
By Mahita Gajanan
October 11, 2017
Farewell to the Cassini Probe, America's Emissary to Saturn
An appreciation of one of NASA's finest ships
By Jeffrey Kluger
September 14, 2017
These Stunning Photos of Saturn Are a Beautiful Goodbye From NASA’s Cassini Probe
Eight striking images Cassini captured of the ringed planet
By Rachel Lewis and Josh Raab
September 14, 2017
How to See The Biggest Asteroid to Pass Earth
Florence is nearly 3 miles across
By Rachel Lewis
August 31, 2017
The Moon Trolled the Sun Online During the Solar Eclipse Because This Is 2017
"Make way for the moon"
By Megan McCluskey
August 21, 2017
Working in America is Hard
These are today's best ideas
By The Aspen Institute
August 17, 2017
'Countdown' Podcast Episode 3: The Tragedy of Apollo 1
Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee did not get to experience the past half century — and if anybody had been set to have a fantastic half-century, it was those three. Grissom was one...
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 3, 2017
Why NASA Is Right to Hire a 'Planetary Protection Officer'
To keep us safe from aliens—and aliens safe from us
By Jeffrey Kluger
August 2, 2017
A New Age of Telescopes Is Dawning
Telescopes are seeing major advances
By Jeffrey Kluger and TIME Video
August 1, 2017
On TIME's Podcast 'Countdown:' The Flight that Nearly Took Neil Armstrong's Life
The first man on the moon nearly wasn't
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 31, 2017
Why Life on Mars May Be Impossible
The problem is in the soil
By Jeffrey Kluger
July 6, 2017
NASA Rocket Creates Colorful Clouds Across East Coast
The colorful clouds could be seen along the East Coast
By Jennifer Calfas
June 29, 2017
NASA Kepler Finds 10 Potentially Habitable Planets
"How many planets like our Earth are in the galaxy?"
By Yifan Wang
June 19, 2017
NASA Launches Mission to the Sun
No spacecraft will ever land on the surface of the sun--it's a flaming ball of gas that reaches thousands of degrees even in its coolest regions. But a new ship from Earth will fly closer...
By Jeffrey Kluger
June 1, 2017
Watch NASA's Announcement About the First Mission to Touch the Sun
The space agency wants the new ship to make a 93-million-mile journey
By Kate Samuelson
May 31, 2017
NASA Is Finally Sending a Mission to Touch the Sun
We could learn more about how to predict solar storms
By Jeffrey Kluger
May 30, 2017
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