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Scott Kelly Gets Real with Reddit in New Video

July 18, 2018 | Article

As part of a new video series, retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly got real about life in space, "Star Trek" and a creepy ball of urine.
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New, Life-Hunting Organic Molecule Analyzer Set to Launch to Mars in 2020 (Video)

July 18, 2018 | Article

Europe's upcoming Mars rover features a powerful toaster oven-size lab that will search for signs of life on the Red Planet.
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Image of the Day

July 18, 2018 | Image Album

Venus snuggles up to the waxing crescent moon as the two celestial bodies aligned for their seventh conjunction of the year on July 15. Photographer Sashim Gardner captured this photo of their close approach from Sacramento, California.

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Observations of the Early Universe Reaffirm the Existence of Dark Matter and Dark Energy

July 18, 2018 | Article

Dark matter and dark energy may be weird and (as of now) inexplicable, but they do seem to exist.
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Most Stars with Jupiters Have Giant Super-Earths

July 18, 2018 | Article

The solar system is more and more like a space oddity — Jupiter-like planets are more common around stars that also host giant-size versions of our planet, while our solar system possesses Jupiter but no such "super-Earth," a new study finds.
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NASA Takes Over Fenway Park for Space-Mission Show (Video)

July 18, 2018 | Article

A group of fans recently filled baseball's Fenway Park in Boston — not to watch homers fly over the Green Monster left-field wall, but instead to talk about spacecraft flying through the solar system.
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Blue Origin's New Shepard Vehicle Aces Test of Crew-Escape Motor

July 18, 2018 | Article

Blue Origin launched its New Shepard suborbital spacecraft for the ninth time today (July 18) during a test to ensure that humans could escape the capsule in case anything goes wrong.
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Why Did People Panic When the Moon Changed Color?

July 18, 2018 | Article

The longest total lunar eclipse of the century is coming up in a couple weeks. We know it's coming, but did ancient people?
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Bridenstine Visits Israel on First Foreign Trip

July 18, 2018 | Article

On his first foreign trip since taking office nearly three months ago, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine traveled to Israel this week to meet with the country's prime minister and other officials.
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Iron-rich Minerals on Mars Could Contain Life's Fatty Acids

July 18, 2018 | Article

A little stream in the south of England could guide the way towards finding evidence for ancient life on Mars, in the form of fatty acids preserved in an iron-rich mineral called goethite.
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