So far, the only life we know of is right here on planet Earth. But NASA is looking for signs of life in our solar system and on some of the the thousands of planets we've discovered beyond it, on ...

NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) announces the release of its annual omnibus solicitation for basic and applied research, Research Opportunities in ...

Water and Energy Cycle Focus Area WEC supports focused and crosscutting research to improve our understanding of the global water cycle. The Water and Energy Cycle focus area (WEC) works to define, ...

Welcome to the 2025 NASA Science Calendar! Download our latest calendar and wallpaper backgrounds for your desktop or mobile device, and discover the fascinating science behind the images featured ...

From the center of the solar system, rages a powerful wind. Sent by the Sun, this wind whips at speeds exceeding one million miles per hour as it traverses to the edge of interstellar space bathing ...

Explore this page for a curated collection of resources, including activities that can be done at home, as well as videos, animations, posters, and online interactives. This resource package is ...

Written by Scott VanBommel, Planetary Scientist at Washington University in St. Louis Earth planning date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Our weekend drive placed Curiosity exactly where we had hoped: on ...

Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look for Aquila the eagle.

Open Science at NASA NASA is making a long-term commitment to building an open science community over the next decade. Open science is a collaborative culture enabled by technology that empowers the ...

Solar storms and flares are eruptions from the Sun that can affect us here on Earth.

When the space environment around Earth changes dramatically it is called space weather. Much as the monitoring and forecasting of terrestrial weather has ...

NASA’s Incredible Discovery Machine: The Story of the Hubble Space Telescope Thanks to five servicing missions and more than 30 years of operation, our view of the universe and our place within it has ...