NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research.

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NASA warns this year's Monster El Niño could be even bigger than legendary 1997 event

NASA's Voyager 1 mission forever changed our view of Jupiter

A full rotation of the moon made with high-res photos from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

On this day in space! Nov. 14, 1969: NASA's Apollo 12 astronauts launch to the moon on a 'pinpoint landing' lunar mission

On this day in space! Nov. 13, 1971: NASA's Mariner 9 becomes 1st spacecraft to orbit Mars, revealing close looks at the Martian surface

The Hubble Space Telescope Is Sinking. NASA Is Looking for Ways to Keep It Afloat

New Planetary Society dataset of NASA mission scientific productivity and impact, by cost

Heart in the Sky at NASA Kennedy

NASA Ames Stars of the Month: November 2026

NASA’s Hubble Offers Cosmic Sampler of Targets for Roman

Through NASA’s Lens: Capturing Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Move to LA

NASA’s Perseverance confirms a key ingredient for life hidden in ancient Mars rocks

NASA's Chandra finds the likely cause of a giant star's mysterious outbursts. X-rays point to a hidden black hole or neutron star companion pulling material away every 113 days

NASA kick-starts a fresh push to bring Mars samples home

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe discovers a hidden pattern in the Sun’s chaotic magnetic fields

NASA takes an all-hands-on-deck approach in its return to the Moon | Agency is reaching out to all corners of the US commercial space industry, casting an extraordinarily wide net to reach even companies that have yet to fly any hardware into orbit: “The pace that’s occurring,...is unprecedented”

On this day in space! Nov. 11, 1966: NASA launches Gemini 12 mission with astronaut icons Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell aboard

'The possibilities are truly breathtaking': NASA's Roman Space Telescope will take better images and last longer than experts predicted

NASA's new UVEX space telescope will peer deep into the universe's most violent events

NASA reveals Earth's ozone hole has grown to a size not seen in a decade