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The Hubble Space Telescope has changed humanity’s understanding of the universe. Now in orbit for 35 years, it remains a remarkable feat of engineering.

What can the auroras tell us about our planet’s relationship with the Sun? NASA’s EZIE mission looks into it. 

What can the auroras tell us about our planet’s relationship with the Sun? NASA’s EZIE mission looks into it.

NASA’s design labs are where engineers develop concepts for missions and ideas for scientific instruments.

NASA’s design labs are where engineers develop mission concepts and ideas for scientific instruments.

Every spacecraft needs a good blanket — one that can withstand the extreme cold, the Sun’s intense radiation, and impacts from micrometeoroids. At NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Paula Cain is one of the skilled hands behind these essential layers of protection.

The parent of Bennu was deep in the solar system, held many of the building blocks of life, and likely contained salty brines below the surface. 

Powerful geomagnetic solar storms mark new phase of 11-year cycle, as Parker Solar Probe comes ever closer to the Sun’s surface.

Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief of astronomy, blazes a trail for the Hubble Space Telescope decades before launch.