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iss071e489468 (Aug. 17, 2024) --- The Progress 89 cargo craft approaches the International Space Station above Earth's horizon in this photograph from the orbital outpost as it soared 257 miles above the Philippine Sea.

Launch Coverage

Launch coverage of the Progress 90 spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, to the International Space Station.

Keeping Astronauts Healthy

How the body responds to injury, infection, blood clotting, and the lack of gravity while living in space are some of the health studies being conducted this week aboard the International Space Station.

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Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams and Flight Engineers Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague, all three NASA astronauts, pose for a portrait together with the U.S. flag behind them aboard the International Space Station's Harmony module. The trio was honoring veteran members of the U.S. Armed Forces during Veterans Day. Williams is a retired U.S. Navy captain, Wilmore is a U.S. Navy test pilot, and Hague is U.S. Space Force colonel.

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Making Mars’ Moons: Supercomputers Offer ‘Disruptive’ New Explanation

NASA’s Swift Reaches 20th Anniversary in Improved Pointing Mode

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Takes a Last Look at Mysterious Sulfur

What’s Up: November 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA

The Solar System and Beyond

With NASA’s fleet of heliophysics spacecraft, scientists monitor our Sun and investigate its influences throughout the solar system. But sometimes the fleet’s constant watch and often-unique perspectives create opportunities to make discoveries no one expected.

5 Surprising Discoveries

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Earth Information Center

For more than 50 years, NASA satellites have provided data on Earth's land, water, air, temperature, and climate. NASA's Earth Information Center allows visitors to see how our planet is changing in six key areas: sea level rise and coastal impacts, health and air quality, wildfires, greenhouse gases, sustainable energy, and agriculture.

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Popocatépetl, one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes, continued to spew gases and ash in October 2024.

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STS-129 Crew Aboard the Space Station

The STS-129 crew members posed for a portrait following a joint news conference on Nov. 24, 2009, with the Expedition 21 crew members (out of frame) on the International Space Station. Pictured (clockwise) from bottom left are astronauts Charles O. Hobaugh, commander; Mike Foreman, Leland Melvin, Robert L. Satcher Jr. and Randy Bresnik, all mission specialists; along with Barry E. Wilmore, pilot; and Nicole Stott, mission specialist.

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Affirming Native Voices

Each November, NASA commemorates National Native American Heritage Month by celebrating the traditions, languages, stories, and cultures of Indigenous peoples who have shaped our country since before its beginning. We are proud to honor Indigenous communities and their contributions to NASA’s mission.

Native American Heritage Month

Astronaut John B. Herrington, STS-113 mission specialist, traverses along a truss on the International Space Station during the mission's third spacewalk.

Astronaut John B. Herrington, STS-113 mission specialist, traverses along a truss on the International Space Station during the mission’s third spacewalk.

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