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NASA

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

It was established in 1958. NASA’s Headquarters is in Washington, D.C.
Since its establishment, most U.S. space exploration efforts have been led by NASA, including the Apollo Moon landing missions, the Skylab space station, and later the Space Shuttle.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 15th close approach to the Sun

Space
Dozens of observatories collected data during this encounter.

The first detailed, wide-area map of water distribution on the Moon

Space
A new map reveals the distribution of Water near the Moon's south pole.

Direct evidence of active volcanism on Venus

Space
NASA’s Magellan data reveal volcanic activity on Venus.

Webb captures rarely seen prelude to a supernova

Space
A Wolf-Rayet star is a rare prelude to the famous final act of a massive star: the supernova. As one of its first observations...

The rotation of Europa’s icy crust may be affected by ocean currents

Space
New explanation for how the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa rotates at a different rate than its interior.

Chandra detected a galaxy lonelier than expected

Space
The result may push the limits for how quickly astronomers expect galaxies to grow in the early universe.

First ‘sun rays’ viewed on Mars

Space
Curiosity views first Martian 'Sun Rays'.

Hubble captured movie of DART smashing into an asteroid

Space
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of rapid changes to the asteroid Dimorphos when it was deliberately hit by a...

Analysis of the Ryugu asteroid sample reveals it is organic-rich

Space
Asteroid Ryugu has a rich complement of organic molecules.

Discovery of six massive early galaxies defies prior understanding of the universe

Space
These objects are way more massive​ than anyone expected.

Venus’s squishy surface shows signs of geothermal activity

Space
Venus may be losing heat from geologic activity in regions called coronae.

NASA’s Chandra discovers giant black holes on a collision course

Space
This is the first evidence for such an impending encounter.
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