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An engineer crouches next to a small rover with spiky wheels as it drives on sandy terrain during a test drive

New Wheels for the Moon

NASA is working on a group of small rovers that will one day drive on the Moon. These rovers will work together without help from mission control. This rover is being tested with a new wheel design.

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A bright green glowing dot is seen in a swirl of clouds on Jupiter

Lightning on Jupiter

The bright green spot in this picture is the glow from a bolt of lightning on Jupiter. The Juno spacecraft captured this view in a swirl of clouds near Jupiter’s north pole.

Two men prepare a large remote-controlled airplane for flight

MicroCub Airplane

This small airplane is called the MicroCub. It is flown by remote control. NASA tested it to see how remote-controlled planes can fit into normal air traffic.

A fabric made of woven metallic squares drapes over a person's hand

Space Fabric

This special metal fabric is made with a 3-D printer. The fabric is very strong, but it is also flexible. NASA could use it to build an antenna in space. The fabric could be used in astronauts' spacesuits. It could also shield a spacecraft from meteorites!

Astronaut Suni Williams exits through a door of an Orion capsule floating in a large pool

Exit Plan

When the Orion capsule returns from space, it lands in the ocean. NASA is testing how Artemis astronauts can exit the capsule safely after they land. Here, Orion floats in a pool.

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A full-scale mockup of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, equipped with large yellow inflatable buoys on top, floats in the Pacific Ocean

Orion Float Test

This is a full-size model of the Orion spacecraft. NASA used it for testing in the Pacific Ocean. Teams practiced what they will do when the Artemis II mission returns to Earth. That mission will carry astronauts around the Moon and back.

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A view from space of the brown waters of the Mississippi River winding through plowed and green fields with forests

Rambling River

This picture shows the Mississippi River twisting and turning through the southern United States. The picture was taken from the International Space Station. The space station was flying about 258 miles overhead.

The lush, green southern tip of Florida as seen from space

Florida Everglades

Astronaut Ricky Arnold took this picture from the International Space Station. The picture shows the southern tip of Florida and the Florida Everglades. The wet, marshy area is home to alligators, amphibians (frogs, toads and others), and many types of birds.

NASA researchers work inside a simulated air traffic control tower

NASA's FutureFlight Central

Airports are busy places. Air traffic controllers direct traffic at airports. They make sure airplanes take off and land safely. FutureFlight Central looks like a real control room at an airport. NASA uses it to test new ways for controllers to use computers.

Artist's concept of the Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter

Juno at Jupiter

The Juno spacecraft is orbiting Jupiter! Juno took almost 5 years to reach Jupiter. It is the largest planet in our solar system.

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A wild bobcat sits atop a rocky area near a row of bushes at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California

Here, Kitty, Kitty

This bobcat lives near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. The spotted cat makes its home in the desert area that surrounds the NASA facility.

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Two ducks with brown bodies, gray heads and bright orange beaks walk through an area of tall grasses

Whistling through Wildflowers

These two black-bellied whistling ducks were spotted at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lots of animals live around the space center. It is part of a wildlife refuge where birds and many other animals are protected.

Ricky Arnold floats in front of the many windows of the space station cupola

Teacher in Space

Astronaut Ricky Arnold was a teacher before he became an astronaut. He taught math and science at schools all over the world. During his mission on the space station, he talked to students and shared activities for teachers.

A bright comet with a greenish hue and a long tail

Visit From a Comet

In February 2017, Comet 45P flew by Earth. It was about 7.7 million miles away. People could see 45P with binoculars. A comet is a chunk of ice, rock and gas in space. When it flies near the sun, a comet heats up. It releases gas and dust. These form the comet's tail.

The bright lights of Chicago form a large grid along the dark coast of Lake Michigan in this picture taken from the space station

Chicago Lights

In this picture taken from the space station, the bright lights of Chicago make a grid showing the streets crossing the city. The dark area at the top is Lake Michigan.

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Dorothy Sue Grimmer and Victoria Tran wear blue flight suits and pose in front of the nose of an airplane

Interns Flying High

Dorothy Sue Grimmer and Victoria Tran were NASA interns in the summer of 2023. They were part of the NASA Student Airborne Research Program. They got to do science experiments while flying on this airplane.

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Inflatable Heat Shield

An inflatable heat shield like this might one day be used to land on Mars. NASA tested this one in Earth’s atmosphere and it worked! This type of heat shield doesn’t take up much room in a rocket. That means there is more room for experiments and cargo.

A man adjusts an antenna on top of a large tractor

Satellites Help Farmers

NASA satellites are helping farmers do a better job! Satellites can guide tractors in the fields. The tractors “drive themselves” along the best routes. Farmers save time. And they can use less water and fewer seeds.

Two crew members peer out the window of an underwater habitat as six crew members in scuba gear pose outside

Underwater Mission

One way to train for a space mission is to spend time underwater! These crew members stayed at this underwater habitat in the Florida Keys for 16 days. The crew did science experiments inside the habitat and outside on the ocean floor.

A man prepares an airplane model for testing in a wind tunnel

Losing Wing Weight

NASA is testing an airplane design with longer, skinnier wings. They weigh less than normal airplane wings. This design could save fuel and cause less pollution!

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Ring Nebula

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured this image of the Ring Nebula. A nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space. This nebula was formed by the explosion of a dying star.

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An engineer watches as a snake-like robot moves in a circle through sandy terrain

Slithering Robot

NASA is designing a robot that slithers like a snake. This robot could explore areas that rovers and other types of robots might not be able to reach. Scientists are testing the robot in sand, snow, ice, and even underwater.

The upturned winglet at the end of an airplane wing

Airplane Winglets

Some airplane wings turn up at the end. This part of the wing is called a winglet. Winglets can make it easier for a plane to fly through the air. The airplane can use less fuel.

Robo-Glove

NASA designed a robotic glove that people can wear. This glove gives a stronger grip to the person wearing it. This makes some tasks, like turning a heavy tool, easier. The technology for the glove is a lot like what is used in Robonaut2's hands.

Prandtl-D Aircraft

This aircraft is shaped like a boomerang. The shape helps the plane use less fuel. To help them design this airplane, people studied how birds fly.

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Artist’s illustration of the long, sleek X-59 aircraft in flight

Fast and Quiet

NASA is building a new type of airplane called the X-59. It will fly faster than the speed of sound. Today’s airplanes make a very loud boom when they fly this fast. The X-59’s long sleek design means it won’t make such a loud boom when it goes faster than the speed of sound. This is a computer drawing of the X-59 in flight.

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A pilot flies a small, helicopter-like aircraft that has 8 rotating wings

Air Taxi Resting

Someday soon, air taxis like this one might be used to carry people and packages. NASA is helping test aircraft like this. Scientists are studying the amount of noise they make and trying to make them quieter.

A person in a spacesuit lies in a simulator with controls overhead

Vibration Test

Before building the Orion spacecraft, NASA did lots of testing. Here, a test astronaut is trying out its controls. He is on a platform. It vibrates like the real rocket during launch. This test makes sure astronauts can see and use the controls during a shaky launch!

Andrey Borisenko, Shane Kimbrough and Oleg Novitskiy hold crackers topped with cheese and meat

Space Snacks

Crew members often eat meals together on the space station. Here, two Russian cosmonauts share a snack with NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough (middle). If they let go, the crackers would float away. There is almost no gravity on the station.

A robot with two circular cameras that look like eyes

Robo-Eyes

Someday this robot may help astronauts inspect the outside of the space station. The robot’s cameras can move in different directions. One camera can zoom in for close-up views.

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Artemis II astronauts, from left, NASA astronaut Christina Koch, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman pose for a photo in orange spacesuits

Artemis Astronauts

The next Artemis mission will carry astronauts. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover will be joined by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. They will launch in the Orion capsule for a trip to orbit around the Moon.

We Are Going Forward to the Moon

Astronauts last visited the Moon in 1972. NASA's Artemis missions will send the first woman and first person of color to the surface of the Moon. They will work at the Moon's South Pole. NASA will use what we learn about living and working on the Moon to plan trips to Mars.

A female engineer and a silver airplane model inside a wind tunnel

Wind Tunnel Test

Engineer Samantha O'Flaherty is getting this airplane model ready for a wind tunnel test. The special design is for a new plane. It has never flown before. Testing this small model will show the engineers how well the real airplane would fly.

Wide-angle lens view of a hangar filled with aircraft

Full House

Tropical Storm Hermine hit the east coast of the United States in September 2016. More than a dozen fighter jets were put into an aircraft hangar at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia. The shelter protected them from the high winds!

Cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov uses a camera during a spacewalk

Say Cheese!

Cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov snaps a picture during a spacewalk. He is outside the space station. One of the station's solar arrays and Earth are in the background.

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A person wearing rubber gloves holds a small stuffed animal of Snoopy wearing an orange NASA spacesuit

Snoopy in Space

This stuffed Snoopy character flew on the Artemis 1 mission that traveled around the Moon. Snoopy was the zero gravity indicator. When the Orion capsule reached space, Snoopy began to float. This showed that the spacecraft reached the microgravity of space.

Orion

Orion is a spacecraft. It will carry astronauts farther into space- than ever before. Orion launches on top of the Space Launch System rocket, or SLS. It will carry Artemis astronauts to the Moon.

Astronauts pose with floating pizzas on the space station

Pizza Party in Space

Astronauts on the space station had a pizza party! They made their own pizzas. Making a pizza when it floats is tough – so they had to work together as a team!

Astronaut Kate Rubins wears a multicolored flight suit while floating inside the space station

Colorful Suit

Kate Rubins wears a colorful suit inside the space station. Kids from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas hand-painted this suit to remind people about childhood cancer. The suit shows how art and medicine can help patients – and gives astronauts something fun to wear!

A deep space image showing galaxies that seem to form a smiling face

Spacey Smile

The Hubble Space Telescope took this picture. It seems to show a smiling face in space. The eyes, nose and surrounding lights are all galaxies in a big cluster.

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Reddish brown dust resembling mountains and valleys is speckled with bright blue and white stars

Cosmic Cliffs

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured this image that looks like mountains and valleys in space. A giant cloud of dust and gas like this is called a nebula. This picture shows part of the Carina Nebula. New stars are forming here.

Illustration of how Gateway might look with Orion flying toward it

Gateway Around the Moon

Gateway is a small space station that will orbit the Moon. Artemis astronauts will live and work there. Astronauts working on the Gateway will take trips down to the Moon. Many countries are working together to build Gateway.

NASA researcher Rick Bozak inspects the fan blades of an aircraft engine rotor

Quiet Engines

Living or working next to an airport can be noisy. NASA is testing ways to make airplane engines quieter. One way is to put special liners around the turbofans in airplane engines. A man is checking this turbofan before testing it in a wind tunnel.

Erica Tiberia types on a laptop computer next to a robotic rover

Robot Challenge

To test new ideas, NASA holds contests using robots. Robots like this rover can move around on their own. They can guide themselves! They can collect or pick things up. Robots could help on missions to an asteroid or the Moon!

Three small cube-shaped satellites, in the center of the picture, float past a space station solar array

CubeSats in Space

CubeSats are tiny cube-shaped satellites. They are about 4 inches on each side. The cubes can be launched from a rocket or even the space station like these three CubeSats!

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NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Woody Hoburg, and Stephen Bowen, with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi give "thumbs up" with their floating chess board on the space station

Long Distance Chess Tourney

Before the Expedition 69 mission, astronaut Woody Hoburg set up a chess tournament. The astronauts on the space station play against the people in Mission Control on Earth. The crew gives a thumb-up after winning the first round.

A large dome with walls filled with fiberglass wedges to absorb sound

Quiet Dome

This laboratory is at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The dome keeps sound from bouncing off of the walls. The wavy walls stop echoes. Under this kind of dome, scientists can study how to make noisy jet engines quieter.

The space station looks like a small speck in front of a partially eclipsed sun

Space Station and Solar Eclipse

Can you spot the space station? The dark round area on the left is the Moon. It is passing in front of the sun. NASA photographer Bill Ingalls snapped this picture. It shows the station passing in front of the sun too. Look closely to see the station’s solar panels!

Gloved hands and a camera are reflected in the gold visor of astronaut Kate Rubins during her spacewalk

Space Selfie

Astronaut Kate Rubins took this selfie during a spacewalk. She worked outside the space station for six hours. She helped to prepare the space station for new spacecraft that will dock to it.

Astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Scott Kelly hold lettuce leaves grown on the space station

Eat Your Veggies

Astronauts on the space station are growing lettuce! Scientists are studying ways to grow plants for long missions. This would allow astronauts to grow food during trips to Mars.

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The small Ingenuity helicopter sits on the rocky surface of Mars

Mars Helicopter

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is the first aircraft to fly on another planet. It has completed more than 50 flights. Ingenuity has traveled more than 7 miles and flown as high as almost 60 feet above the Martian surface.

Illustration of the Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun

Mission to "Touch the Sun"

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is helping scientists learn more about our Sun. It is the size of a small car and will fly closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft has flown. The probe will fly so fast that it could go from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. in one second!

NASA photographer Carla Thomas wears a helmet and face mask during a supersonic flight

Supersonic Selfie

Carla Thomas is a photographer. She rides with NASA pilots to take pictures during flights. She took this selfie while flying faster than the speed of sound. That is more than 750 miles per hour!

Hurricane Lester

The Aqua satellite took this picture of Hurricane Lester getting closer to Hawaii. Hurricanes are large swirling storms. They form over warm ocean waters. The "hole" in the center of the storm is called the "eye."

A man kneels at the edge of an ice sheet and releases a small boat into a large body of blue water

Summer on Ice

Scientist Laurence Smith spent the summer in Greenland studying ice. This small boat had tools to study the melted ice. Melting ice runs into the ocean and raises sea levels.

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Two men closely inspect a propeller that is covered in ice crystals

Eyes on Ice

Researchers at NASA are studying icing. This is the buildup of ice on the wings and propellers of aircraft. This ice can make flying dangerous. They are finding new ways to stop ice from forming.

Two astronauts play guitars and one plays a drum while floating inside the space station

Space Jam

Many astronauts play musical instruments. Some play their instruments in space. When they are not working, astronauts like to relax by playing music on the space station.

Juno at Jupiter

The Juno spacecraft is flying near the planet Jupiter. Juno has a special camera called JunoCam. People on Earth can get data from JunoCam. Then they can create pictures. This helps the scientists studying Jupiter. This picture by Gabriel Fiset shows Jupiter's south pole.

Super Guppy

NASA’s Super Guppy airplane has a huge cargo area. So it can carry large loads. It has hauled pieces of the space station and even other airplanes!

Lines streak out from an airplane as it flies at supersonic speeds

Shock and Awesome

NASA used a special tool to take this picture. It shows the shock waves made by a plane (in middle) as it pushes through air. The plane is flying faster than the speed of sound!