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'Say Cheese': See The Sun 'Smiling' In Viral NASA Picture

The astonishing image was captured by the space agency’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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First Native American Woman In Space Awed By Mother Earth

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann brought a dream catcher with her, a childhood gift from her mother.
By MARCIA DUNN, AP

Astronaut James McDivitt, Who Commanded Apollo 9 Mission, Dies

McDivitt was also the commander of 1965’s Gemini 4 mission, where his best friend and colleague Ed White made the first U.S. spacewalk.
By Seth Borenstein, AP

NASA Says Spacecraft Crash Test Successfully Changes Asteroid's Orbit

NASA says a spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away last month succeeded in shifting its orbit.
By Marcia Dunn, AP

NASA Shares Stunning Video Of Hurricane Ian Seen From Space

Views of Hurricane Ian were relayed from the International Space Station as it flew over the storm.
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NASA Spacecraft Crashes Into Asteroid In Defense Test

A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth.
By Marcia Dunn, AP

Why Is A NASA Spacecraft Crashing Into An Asteroid?

A NASA spacecraft is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. It's an experiment that may, one day, save the world.
By MARCIA DUNN, AP

NASA Just Released Thousands of New Photos of Outer Space

Over 11,600 unscanned film photos were just added to the Project Apollo Archive on Flickr.
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Fuel Leak Ruins NASA's 2nd Shot At Launching New Moon Rocket

Part of the space agency's Artemis program, the rocket is the most powerful to date.
By Marcia Dunn, AP

NASA Aims For Saturday Launch Of New Moon Rocket

The inaugural flight of the 322-foot Artemis I rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — was delayed late in the countdown Monday.
By Marcia Dunn, AP