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Most Distant World Ever Explored Gets New Name: Arrokoth

Arrokoth means "sky" in the language of the Native American Powhatan people, NASA said.

NASA Renames West Virginia Facility in Honor of Human ‘Computer’

Katherine Johnson was portrayed in the film "Hidden Figures" and is now 100 years old.

NASA to Open Moon Rock Samples Sealed Since Apollo Missions

What better way to mark the 50th anniversary of humanity’s first footsteps on the moon than by sharing a bit of the lunar loot?

New Study Says Universe Expanding Faster and Is Younger

A new study sent a shudder through the world of physics.

In Space, NASA Heard Astronaut’s Immune System Scream

Results from a unique NASA study are raising new questions for doctors as the space agency aims to send people to Mars.

NASA Spacecraft Arrives at Ancient Asteroid, Its 1st Visitor

After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft arrived at the ancient asteroid Bennu, its first visitor in billions of years.

NASA Spacecraft Lands on Red Planet After Six-Month Journey

A NASA spacecraft designed to burrow beneath the surface of Mars landed on the red planet after a six-month, 300 million-mile journey.

NASA Astronaut Describes Close Call Following Failed Launch

Nick Hague and Russian Alexei Ovchinin were two minutes into their flight last Thursday from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station when the Soyuz rocket failed.

NASA Official: Tense Moments but Calm Crew in Aborted Launch

Two minutes after Hague and Ovchinin blasted off for the International Space Station, their rocket failed.

Is NASA Planning to Geoengineer Yellowstone’s Supervolcano Threat Away?

A theoretical NASA paper written in 2015 was misconstrued in 2018 to suggest an urgent need to geoengineer a solution to Yellowstone’s eruptive potential.