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An artist’s illustration of a lunar lander’s ascent vehicle separating from the descent vehicle and departing the lunar surface.

NASA's Artemis Moon Lander for Astronauts Will Be Born in Alabama's 'Rocket City'

By Hanneke Weitering

The lunar lander that will bring astronauts to the moon in 2024 will be born in Alabama's "Rocket City," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced today (Aug. 16).

Mobile Launcher Platform-3 returns to the Vehicle Assembly Building after launch of space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-135 mission in 2011.

Apollo to OmegA: NASA Signs Over Legacy Launcher for New Rocket

By Robert Z. Pearlman

A mobile launch platform that 50 years ago supported the first moon landing mission will now find new use with a commercial rocket.

In this new image from the Hubble Space Telescope, what looks like a top-down view of a jellyfish glowing in deep space is actually the planetary nebula NGC 2022. The cosmic orb of ionized gas was expelled from a dying red giant star located at its center. As the star sheds material into space, its core shrinks and grows hotter while emitting ultraviolet radiation that illuminates its gassy shell.

Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day

By Hanneke Weitering

In this new image from the Hubble Space Telescope, what looks like a top-down view of a jellyfish glowing in deep space is actually the planetary nebula NGC 2022.

An artist’s illustration of a lunar lander’s ascent vehicle separating from the descent vehicle and departing the lunar surface.

Watch Live! NASA's Artemis Lunar Lander Update

By SPACE.com Staff

NASA will host a briefing today, Aug. 16, to offer an update at the agency's new Artemis lunar lander at 3:15 p.m. EDT (1915 GMT) and you can watch it live here.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch monitors a space-station experiment called Capillary Structures.

NASA to Seek Review of International Space Station As National Laboratory

By Meghan Bartels

NASA has ordered a review of the nonprofit organization that oversees the U.S. laboratory on the International Space Station to evaluate its commercial strengths and weaknesses.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission will grab a sample at one of these four collection sites, which have been nicknamed (clockwise from top left) Nightingale, Kingfisher, Sandpiper and Osprey.

A NASA Spacecraft Will Snatch Samples of Asteroid Bennu in 2020. Here's 4 Places It May Land

By Meghan Bartels

When NASA makes its move to grab a piece of space rock, will its spacecraft snatch at a sample of a dark, sandy Nightingale or of a very wet Kingfisher?

Following a successful deployment test of the James Webb Space Telescope's mission-critical secondary mirror, technicians and engineers visually inspect the support structure that holds it in place.

NASA's Next Big Space Telescope Aces Key Mirror Test (Video)

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA's next big space telescope is getting its light-collecting gear ready to go.

Artist's illustration of a human landing system and crew on the lunar surface.

NASA Calls on Students to Submit Proposals for Moon and Mars Missions

By Passant Rabie

The 2020 RASC-AL competition is now open for submissions from undergraduate and graduate students.

Artist's illustration of NASA's Parker Solar Probe approaching the sun.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Is Beaming Back Extra Data as it Buzzes the Sun

By Meghan Bartels

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has already completed two daring dives into the sun's atmosphere, and now scientists have realized that they'll be able to gather more data than expected from the mission.

The moon's north pole as seen by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in 1998. This image is a mosaic of multiple images taken by Galileo.

Top Space Stories of the Week!

By Doris Elin Salazar

These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference in Atlanta on July 31, 2019.

NASA Chief Says Moon 2024 Plans Won't Rob Funds from Space Station

By Nola Taylor Redd

The U.S. has declared its intention to once again put boots on the moon. That sort of exploration comes with a giant price tag, leaving some to wonder where the money will come from.

NASA engineers designed this makeup kit in 1978 for women astronauts. The kit was never flown.

It's National Lipstick Day! Here's That Time NASA Thought Female Astronauts Needed Makeup

By Chelsea Gohd

When women entered NASA's astronaut corps, the agency had a tough time figuring out what they might need.

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the lunar surface during the first moon landing in 1969

NASA's 17 Apollo Moon Missions in Pictures

By SPACE.com Staff

NASA's Apollo program put the first humans on the moon. See how the missions flew in this photo tour.

A selection of images the Chandra X-Ray Observatory has gathered during its 20 years at work.

NASA Unveils Amazing Cosmic Views as Chandra X-Ray Observatory Turns 20

By Elizabeth Howell

It's been 20 years since NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory launched to give us the sharpest-ever view of X-rays — and the telescope is still working at the frontier of science, the agency said.

Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit at Johnson Space Center, from photographer Benedict Redgrove's new book "NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future."

Past, Present NASA Artifacts Are Focus of Photographer's New Book

By Robert Z. Pearlman

"NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future" explores humanity's connection to space exploration through the artifacts it has and continues to create. "NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future"

NASA will perform a lengthy "green run" test of its huge Space Launch System rocket's core stage, agency chief Jim Bridenstine said on July 25, 2019.

NASA Will Perform a Key 'Green Run' Test of Its SLS Megarocket After All

By Mike Wall

The "green run" is on.

An artist's depiction of what a future moon base could look like, as envisioned in 1978.

What Will Astronauts Do on the Moon When Humans Go Back?

By Meghan Bartels

Fifty years after Apollo 11 made history by landing astronauts on the moon, NASA wants to finally go back, but the agency's task list for the mission is still a mystery.

JoAnn Morgan was the only woman in the launch firing room during the launch of Apollo 11.

These Amazing Women Made NASA's Apollo Moon Missions Possible

By Hanneke Weitering

Here are some of the remarkable women who helped make the Apollo moon landings possible.

Former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison launched the 'Look Up Apollo' venture as she works to increase inclusivity in space exploration.

Astronaut Mae Jemison Wants to Spread Apollo Enthusiasm with New Skyfie App

By Elizabeth Howell

Former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison remembers well the excitement of the first moon landing, 50 years ago — and she just launched an initiative to bring the fun, literally, to the next generation.

On Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20, a special 17-minute show, “Apollo 50: Go for the Moon” will combine full-motion projection-mapping artwork on the monument and archival footage to recreate the launch of Apollo 11 and tell the story of the first moon landing.

In Photos: NASA Celebrations Honor the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11

By Passant Rabie

NASA is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon mission with some out-of-this-world events.