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July 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM

Trump administration won't publish major climate change report on NASA website

The Trump administration has made it harder for people, local and state governments to find critical climate change reports
July 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
FILE - Workers on scaffolding repaint the NASA logo near the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., May 20, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
July 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM

How NASA crews are aiding Texas flood recovery efforts

NASA WB-57 sensor equipment operator Mallory Yates discusses the data being collected by NASA aircraft to assist with flood recovery efforts in Texas.
July 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
VIDEO: How NASA crews are aiding Texas flood recovery efforts
July 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM

Webb space telescope makes stunning discovery on 3-year anniversary

The most powerful telescope ever launched into space uncovered a cluster of forming stars within the "toe beans" of the Cat's Paw Nebula.
July 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula reveals mini “toe beans.” Massive young stars are carving the gas and dust while their bright starlight is producing a bright nebulous glow. Eventually this turbulent region will quench star formation.
July 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM

NASA detects new planet with temperatures that suggest habitable conditions

The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain life.
July 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have captured compelling evidence of a planet with a mass similar to Saturn orbiting the young nearby star TWA 7. In this image combining ground-based data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and data from Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), light from the star TWA 7 has been subtracted. The location of the star is marked with a circle and a star symbol at the center of the image. The blue color represents data from the VLT’s SPHERE instrument, which showcases the location of the disk surrounding the host star.
June 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM

Fireball seen across the southeastern U.S. was a meteor, NASA says

NASA has now confirmed that the mysterious fireball seen across the southeast was a meteor – weighing in at a ton and unleashing energy equal to 20 tons of TNT.
June 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
VIDEO: Fireball seen across the southeastern U.S. was a meteor, NASA says
1 month ago

NASA Mars Orbiter captures 12-mile-high volcano

The new panorama of Mar’s Arsia Mons was captured on May 2.
1 month ago
The new panorama of Mar’s Arsia Mons was captured on May 2.
1 month ago

NASA captures images of 12-mile-tall volcano on this nearby planet

A NASA orbiter has captured a stunning image of a volcano on Mars for the first time.
1 month ago
Arsia Mons, an ancient Martian volcano, was captured before dawn on May 2, 2025, by NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter while the spacecraft was studying the Red Planet’s atmosphere, which appears here as a greenish haze.
1 month ago

What the loss of Dragon spacecraft would mean for NASA

Space science experts told ABC News SpaceX has been essential to NASA’s missions and the breakdown of a relationship would leave a hole that would be hard to fill.
1 month ago
Elon Musk attends a press conference with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, May 30, 2025.
1 month ago

What it would mean for NASA to lose Musk's SpaceX Dragon spacecraft

SpaceX is a key partner in NASA's Artemis program, which seeks to establish a permanent base on the moon and eventually send humans on missions to Mars.
1 month ago
SpaceX is a key partner in NASA's Artemis program, which seeks to establish a permanent base on the moon and eventually send humans on missions to Mars.
1 month ago

NASA to release most detailed images of the universe ever captured

Rochester Institute of Technology astrophysics professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe led the team behind the project and explains why this new view matters.
1 month ago
VIDEO: NASA to release most detailed images of the universe ever captured
2 months ago

NASA astronauts complete 5th-ever all-female spacewalk

It is the first all-female spacewalk since 2023 and just the fifth in NASA's history.
2 months ago
It is the first all-female spacewalk since 2023 and just the fifth in NASA's history.
2 months ago

2 NASA female astronauts complete 6.5-hour spacewalk

Two NASA astronauts steppes outside the International Space Station on Thursday to take part in U.S. Spacewalk 93, NASA's fifth-ever all-female spacewalk.
2 months ago
The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021.
2 months ago

2 NASA female astronauts prepare for US Spacewalk 93

Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers will step outside the International Space Station on Thursday to participate in U.S. Spacewalk 93. It will be the first all-female spacewalk since 2023.
2 months ago
Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers will step outside the International Space Station on Thursday to participate in U.S. Spacewalk 93. It will be the first all-female spacewalk since 2023.
3 months ago

NASA's oldest active astronaut on 220-day mission: 'I feel like a little kid'

Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS mission.
3 months ago
Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS mission.
3 months ago

NASA's oldest active astronaut talks about returning to Earth on 70th birthday

Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS mission.
3 months ago
NASA astronaut Don Pettit poses for a crew portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
3 months ago

NASA astronaut Don Pettit returns to Earth

Don Pettit, along with two Russian cosmonauts, touched down in Kazakhstan Saturday evening after a 220-day mission abroad the International Space Station.
3 months ago
VIDEO: NASA astronaut Don Petit returns to Earth
3 months ago

NASA astronaut Don Pettit returns from ISS on 70th birthday

Russian cosmonauts join veteran spacefarer after 220 days aboard ISS.
3 months ago
Russian cosmonauts join veteran spacefarer after 220 days aboard ISS.
3 months ago

NASA astronaut to celebrate 70th birthday during dramatic return to Earth

NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrates his 70th birthday with a spectacular return from the International Space Station after 220 days in orbit.
3 months ago
In this NASA handout, NASA astronaut Don Pettit is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, September 10, 2024 a the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
3 months ago

Why astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could potentially strike the moon

Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.
3 months ago
This image provided by the European Space Agency, April 2, 2025, captured by NASA's Webb telescope, shows the asteroid 2024 YR4.
3 months ago

Watch the adorable moment astronaut reunites with her dogs after 9 months in space

Astronaut Suni Williams spent an unexpected nine months in space. When she finally came home, her two dogs were so excited to see her. "Best homecoming ever," she captioned the video.
3 months ago
Astronaut Suni Williams spent an unexpected nine months in space. When she finally came home, her two dogs were so excited to see her. "Best homecoming ever," she captioned the video.
3 months ago

NASA astronauts discuss their mission after spending 9 months in space

ABC News' Gio Benitez spoke with NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore, Sunita "Suni" Williams and Nick Hague about their return to Earth.
3 months ago
VIDEO: NASA astronauts discuss their mission after spending 9 months in space
4 months ago

Everyone has 'responsibility' for Starliner test flight failures, NASA astronaut says

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, who was in space for more than nine months, said everyone has responsibility for things that went wrong with Starliner's test flight
4 months ago
Astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore looks on during a news conference at the NASA Johnson Space Center, March 31, 2025, in Houston.
4 months ago

Crew-9 astronauts hold first press conference since return from space

NASA's Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams were scheduled to return to Earth in June 2024 but spent an unplanned nine months in space.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Crew-9 astronauts hold first press conference since return from space
4 months ago

Wilmore on space mission: ‘There were issues with Starliner’

NASA's Butch Wilmore said there was a responsibility with NASA and Boeing, including himself for issues with the Starliner mission.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Wilmore on space mission: ‘There were issues with Starliner’
4 months ago

Astronaut drinks coffee in zero gravity using innovative cup

NASA astronaut Don Pettit designed the Capillary Cup to drink coffee without a bag and straw aboard the International Space Station.
4 months ago
NASA astronaut Don Pettit designed the Capillary Cup to drink coffee without a bag and straw aboard the International Space Station.
4 months ago

NASA releases high-definition images of a sunset on the moon

Firefly Aerospace and NASA released the photos taken by Blue Ghost lander on Tuesday.
4 months ago
Firefly Aerospace and NASA released the photos taken by Blue Ghost lander on Tuesday.
4 months ago

NASA planning next Boeing Starliner test flight after astronauts' return

The last Boeing Starliner mission was extended from eight days to over nine months due to capsule issues after docking at the International Space Station.
4 months ago
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which launched astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is seen docked to the Harmony module's forward port, July 3, 2024.
4 months ago

NASA releases high-definition images of a sunset on the moon

A space robot said "goodnight" to the moon as it completed its mission, capturing the first high-definition images of a lunar sunset before it fell silent.
4 months ago
This handout photograph taken by Firefly Aerospace, March 16, 2025, and released on March 18, shows the lunar surface and the setting sun with Earth and Venus on the horizon, during the lunar mission of Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander.
4 months ago

2 NASA astronauts returned to Earth after 9 months. Here are the health impacts

NASA astronauts are returning to Earth after nine months in space. Experts have said a prolonged period in space can come with changes to human physiology and psychology.
4 months ago
NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Starliner spacecraft.
4 months ago

Dolphins greet NASA astronauts after splash down

A pod of dolphins circled the NASA astronauts' capsule after it successfully splashed down off the coast of Florida.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Dolphins greet NASA astronauts after splash down
4 months ago

NASA astronauts return after being in space for 9 months

It was supposed to be an eight-day mission, but after over nine months in space, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on earth.
4 months ago
VIDEO: NASA astronauts return after being in space for 9 months
4 months ago

NASA astronauts return to earth after 9-month ISS stay

SpaceX Dragon Freedom splashed down off the coast of Florida, carrying Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Butch Wilmore along with NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.
4 months ago
VIDEO: NASA astronauts return to earth after 9-month ISS stay
4 months ago

SpaceX Dragon successfully splashes down, returning NASA astronauts back to Earth

A four-member crew, including NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, left the ISS early Tuesday on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
4 months ago
In this screen grab from a video, the Crew Dragon capsule is shown after splash down off the coast of Florida, March 18, 2025.
4 months ago

NASA astronauts splash down off Florida coast after 9 months in space

Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore performed the first astronaut-crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule in June 2024.
4 months ago
NASA astronauts splash down off Florida coast after 9 months in space
4 months ago

Retired astronauts on the 'magical' moment they said goodbye to space

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with retired NASA astronauts Cady Coleman and Dr. Scott Parazynski about their emotional and physical reactions upon returning to Earth after months in space.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Retired astronauts on the 'magical' moment they said goodbye to space
4 months ago

NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore splash down back on earth

Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Tuesday after spending nine months at the International Space Station, which was initially intended to be a weeklong assignment.
4 months ago
VIDEO: NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore splash down back on earth
4 months ago

After 9 months on board ISS, NASA astronauts to return home: A timeline

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have officially returned to Earth after an unplanned nine months in space, here's how Boeing's Starliner mission unfolded.
4 months ago
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams, right are seen inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN shortly after having landed on Mar. 18, 2025 off the coast of Tallahassee, Fla.
4 months ago

What the journey back to earth looks like for 2 Starliner astronauts

Space industry expert Eric Ingram breaks down the journey back to earth for astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore since departing the ISS.
4 months ago
VIDEO: What the journey back to earth looks like for 2 Starliner astronauts
4 months ago

Timeline: Boeing's Starliner mission that left astronauts aboard ISS for 9 months

NASA's Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams were scheduled to return to Earth in June 2024 but spent an unplanned nine months in space. Here's how Boeing's Starliner mission unfolded.
4 months ago
NASA's Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams were scheduled to return to Earth in June 2024 but spent an unplanned nine months in space. Here's how Boeing's Starliner mission unfolded.
4 months ago

Space expert on the SpaceX launch of 4 astronauts to the ISS

ABC News’ Terry Moran speaks to space industry expert Eric Ingram about SpaceX’s launch of astronauts to the International Space Station to relieve two Americans whose trip was extended unexpectedly.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Space expert on the SpaceX launch of 4 astronauts to the ISS
4 months ago

SpaceX prepares for 2nd try in mission to get NASA astronauts on ISS back to Earth

With the hydraulic issue that postponed the Starliner mission on Wednesday fixed, astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams are one step closer to coming home. 
4 months ago
SpaceX prepares for 2nd try in mission to get NASA astronauts on ISS back to Earth
4 months ago

SpaceX launches mission to get NASA astronauts on ISS back to Earth

NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams are closer to getting home, nine months after arriving on Boeing’s Starliner. A capsule is set to arrive at the space station Thursday.
4 months ago
SpaceX launches mission to get NASA astronauts on ISS back to Earth vvv
4 months ago

Astronauts set to return home after 9 months in space

Former NASA astronaut Charles Camarda discusses the investigation into the recent SpaceX explosion and astronauts Sunni and Butch’s long-awaited homecoming.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Astronauts set to return home after 9 months in space
5 months ago

Katy Perry will travel to space on Blue Origin rocket

Singer Katy Perry is scheduled to blast off on the next launch of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket, according to the space company.
5 months ago
Katy Perry attends the G'Day USA Arts Gala at Skirball Cultural Center on January 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
5 months ago

Chance of ‘city killer’ asteroid striking Earth increases: NASA

The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December of 2032, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies.
5 months ago
The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December of 2032, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies.
5 months ago

Probability of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade increases, NASA says

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.
5 months ago
Asteroid Psyche (Illustration).
5 months ago

Chances of newly discovered asteroid striking Earth doubled: NASA

The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December 2032 as it approaches during another journey around its orbit, according to NASA.
5 months ago
The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December 2032 as it approaches during another journey around its orbit, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies.
5 months ago

Suni Williams sets new spacewalk record

Williams has broken the record for the most total spacewalking time by a woman, making her ninth spacewalk.
5 months ago
VIDEO: Suni Williams sets new spacewalk record
6 months ago

How NASA could help solve the mystery of the 2024 temperature spike

Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.
6 months ago
NASA and SpaceX technicians safely encapsulate the PACE spacecraft in a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Jan. 30, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
6 months ago

NASA exploring two options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission

NASA announced Tuesday that it is exploring two options to move forward with its mission to return samples from Mars at a lower cost.
6 months ago
Mars Sample Retrieval Lander Concept Illustration: A Sample Retrieval Lander would launch in 2028, carrying a NASA-led Mars rocket and small Mars helicopters.