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April 22 is traditionally known as Earth Day, the occasion where we pause as temporary travelers on our 'blue marble' to ...
Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...
The New York Stock Exchange celebrated the launch of NASA's newest astrophysics observatory by having the probe's team ring ...
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active-duty astronaut, celebrated his 70th birthday with two cosmonaut crewmates overnight Saturday ...
Following a seven-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two Russian ...
For 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken photos of celestial objects across the universe. Look back at 10 photos ...
During their mission, Pettit and his crewmates spent 220 days in space, orbiting the Earth 3,520 times and traveling a total ...
A change of command ceremony will take place the day before at 2:40 p.m. ET April 18, which NASA will also livestream. A complete schedule of coverage can be found here. After returning to Earth ...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit will return to Earth from the International Space Station Saturday, alongside his two Russian ...
NASA's official Earth Day 2025 poster. | Credit: NASA To help commemorate and engage in Earth Day 2025, one fun activity we can all partake in is a special NASA page where participants can ...