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Video: DART Spacecraft Collides with Asteroid
Here is the moment NASA's Dart spacecraft made its historic collision with the Dimorphos asteroid. (2022-09-26)

NASA Visualization of Shallow Lightning on Jupiter
NASA visualization shows a simulated journey into a high-altitude exotic storm on Jupiter. (2020-08-10)

JPL Shares New Version of The Pale Blue Dot
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has shared a new version of the Pale Blue Dot to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the famous image of Earth taken by NASA's 1990 Voyager mission. (2020-02-19)

NASA Shares Black Hole Visualizations
NASA has released new visualizations of a black hole illustrating how its gravity distorts our view. (2019-09-27)

NASA Releases Free Earth Ebook
NASA has released a free ebook called Earth that contains 69 stunning images from Earth-observing satellites. (2019-02-28)

NASA Proves Fidget Spinners are Still Cool
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik used a fidget spinner on the International Space Station. (2017-10-23)

NASA Unveils Mars Rover Concept Vehicle
NASA unveiled a cool looking black Mars Rover concept vehicle at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex earlier this week. (2017-06-10)

NASA to Send Solar Probe Directly Into Sun's Atmosphere
NASA has announced a mission that will send a solar probe directly into the atmosphere of the sun. It will launch in summer 2018. (2017-05-31)

NASA Video Shows Cassini Spacecraft's Saturn Dive
NASA releases video showing Cassini spacecraft's dive through the gap betweeen Saturn and its rings. (2017-05-04)

EPIC NASA Video Shows a Year of Life on Earth
NASA releases a video showing a year of life on Earth as seen by NASA's EPIC camera. (2016-07-24)

NASA Mission to Sample Asteroid Set for September Launch
NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to take a sample from an asteroid in September. The spacecraft that will be used is called OSIRIS-REx (2016-05-23)

NASA Uses Satellites to Track Volcanic Ash
NASA is using satellites to track volcanic ash. The NASA/NOAA/DoD Suomi NPP satellite maps the concentration of sulfur dioxide and volcanic aerosols (2016-05-15)

NASA Opens New Planetary Defense Coordination Office
NASA has opened its Planetary Defense Coordination Office. The PDCO is the formalized name for NASA's ongoing program for detecting NEOs. (2016-01-13)

NASA Developing Helicopter Scouts for Mars Rovers
NASA engineers are designing helicopters that could act as scouts for Mars rovers. (2015-01-30)

NASA Launches Orion Spacecraft on First Test Flight
NASA's Orion Spacecraft had a successful launch test flight this morning from FLorida's Cape Canaveral (2014-12-05)

NASA's Sunflower-Shaped Starshade Could Help Astronomers Take Better Pictures of Exoplanets
NASA is working on a prototype spacecraft named Starshade that could take pictures of planets orbiting other stars. (2014-03-29)

NASA Launches Rocket Into an Aurora
NASA launched a sounding rocket into an aurora over Venetie, Alaska on Monday. (2014-03-05)

NASA Scientists Perplexed by Mystery Jelly Doughnut Shaped Rock on Mars
NASA scientists are puzzled by a mystery jelly doughnut rock that seemed to appear in front of the rover. (2014-01-20)

NASA's NuSTAR Captures Image of Structure Nicknamed the Hand of God
NASA's NuSTAR captures image of a structure nicknamed the Hand of God. The structure, which looks like an X-ray of a hand, is the remains of a dead star. (2014-01-10)

NASA Satellite Captures Midwest White Out
NASA's GOES-EAST satellite captured white out conditions in the midwest. (2014-01-08)

Hubble Spies Water Vapor Venting Off Europa
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed water vapor venting off Jupiter's moon Europa (2013-12-14)

NASA Unveils Valkyrie Robot
NASA has unveiled its Valkyrie robot. (2013-12-11)

NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds 2% of Soil on Surface of Mars is Water
NASA's Curiosity rover has found that approximately 2% of the soil on the surface of Mars is water. (2013-09-29)

Leaping Frog Captured in Photo During Launch of NASA LADEE Spacecraft
A frog was photographed jumping during the launch of the NASA LADEE spacecraft. (2013-09-12)

Polaris Excavator Rover Digs a Ton of Dirt in Demonstration at NASA Glenn
Polaris excavator robot digs a ton of dirt in demostration at NASA Glenn. The rover bot was created by Astrobotic. (2013-09-11)