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Are there thunderstorms on Mars?

August 6, 2026

Curious Kids Universe

Is the whole universe just a simulation?

July 30, 2026

See the largest and most detailed map of universe’s magnetic fields

July 21, 2026

Curious Kids Universe

Could we create a black hole in a laboratory on Earth?

July 16, 2026

Newest Articles

How do scientists hunt for dark matter?

David Joffe June 24, 2026

Goddard launched first modern rocket 100 years ago

Michael Carrafiello June 12, 2026

Are multiverses real? It depends on how you define ‘real’

Zachary Slepian June 10, 2026

Artemis timeline faces questions after Blue Origin rocket explosion

Wendy Whitman Cobb May 31, 2026

‘Project Hail Mary’ shows how intellectual humility can be a guiding force

Deana L. Weibel April 23, 2026

Artemis II moonshot reflects a spacefaring vision of Jules Verne’s 1865 novel

Anastasia Klimchynskaya April 13, 2026

Witnessing lift off of first humans to venture to the Moon since 1972

Gordon Osinski April 4, 2026

Meet the Crew of Artemis II

NASA April 1, 2026

Curious Kids

Are there thunderstorms on Mars?

Is the whole universe just a simulation?

Could we create a black hole in a laboratory on Earth?

How do scientists hunt for dark matter?

Are multiverses real? It depends on how you define ‘real’

Why is space so dark even though the Universe is filled with stars?

QuizMe: Space Quizzes

color image of pluto taken by nasa's new horizons spacecraft

QuizMe: Pluto

QuizMe: Mars Exploration

QuizMe: Mars, The Red Planet

QuizMe: SpaceX

QuizMe: Hubble Space Telescope

QuizMe: Project Apollo

QuizMe: Neil Armstrong

QuizMe: Our Solar System

Interviews

Soleil Moon Frye wants to take Punky Power into space

Bringing Mars rocks to Earth; scientist explains the tech, goals

Al Worden on the honor of being an astronaut

Tim Peake ready to become United Kingdom’s official ISS resident

Word Games & More

Artemis II Fun Activities

First in Space Crossword

Voyager Missions Word Search

Stay busy with NASA’s Artemis coloring and activity pages

Artemis I Mission Word Search

International Space Station Word Search

New NASA Posters Feature Cosmic Frights for Halloween

Ice and Stone 2020 Word Search #3

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Astronomy

Twinkling star reveals the secrets of plasma structures in our cosmic neighbourhood

When you wish upon a star, is it already dead?

Another puzzling interstellar object spotted whizzing through solar system

Early visions of Mars: 19th-century astronomer used science fiction to imagine the Red Planet

Earth

Why does the Earth spin?

What is below Earth, since space is present in every direction?

Why does a rocket have to go 25,020 mph to escape Earth?

International Space Station

Water recycling is key for ISS and Mars missions

How does the International Space Station stay in low Earth orbit?

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule stand vertically atop Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of an aborted launch attempt of the Axiom 4 commercial crew mission to the International Space Station. Credit: Ken Kremer

Axiom-4 commercial astronaut mission to ISS scrubs due to LOX leak

antares rocket soars into sky during launch from wallops island, virginia

S.S. Ellison Onizuka on way to ISS after successful launch

Lunar Exploration

Artemis II moonshot reflects a spacefaring vision of Jules Verne’s 1865 novel

Witnessing lift off of first humans to venture to the Moon since 1972

2026 is poised to be an exciting year for space exploration

Mars

Are there thunderstorms on Mars?

2026 is poised to be an exciting year for space exploration

Successful New Glenn launch and landing to broaden spaceflight market

The tools Perseverance used to spot a potential sign of ancient life

Solar System

What is below Earth, since space is present in every direction?

Humanity needs nuclear-powered rockets to explore Mars and beyond

In what order did the planets in our solar system form?

Universe

Is the whole universe just a simulation?

See the largest and most detailed map of universe’s magnetic fields

Could we create a black hole in a laboratory on Earth?

How do scientists hunt for dark matter?

Ice and Stone

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