NASA is the space agency run by the United States to oversee American space exploration, research and technology. NASA, or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was founded in 1958 as a civilian agency for U.S. space exploration. Prior to 1958, the agency's progenitor was known as the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. NASA develops, builds and launches missions to study the Earth, moon and sun, as well as the entire solar system and beyond. The agency has its headquarters in Washington D.C., with major centers in Florida (the Kennedy Space Center for launches) and Houston (the Johnson Space Center, home of the astronaut corps). Other centers are spread across the country for scientific research, test flights and spacecraft manufacturing. NASA's current chief is Administrator Jim Bridenstine, who is leading the agency's mission of returning astronauts to the moon and sending them on to Mars. See the latest NASA news.
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NASA is hatching a 'fast-paced plan' to boost this space telescope. But first, they'll have to find it
NASA is working hard to predict where in Earth orbit its Swift space telescope will be this fall, so that a private spacecraft can meet up with the observatory and boost its altitude.
James Webb Space Telescope discovers a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. Scientists aren't sure how
"It's a paradigm shift, a total revisiting of the classical scenarios of how black holes form and grow."
What's next for SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight?
SpaceX's "V3" Starship megarocket did pretty well on its debut flight last week. What's next for the powerful next-gen vehicle?
FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after Flight 12 'mishap'
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has declared the debut flight of SpaceX's Starship V3 vehicle a mishap and is requiring an investigation before the megarocket can fly again.
What is Star City, the secret Cold War cosmonaut training town in Apple TV's new 'For All Mankind' spinoff?
Here's everything you need to know about the forbidden city.
Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts take 5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS today
Cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (May 27), and you can watch the action live.
Artemis moon base will cover 'hundreds of square miles' with hopping drones and new lunar rovers, NASA says
NASA envisions its moon base covering hundreds of square miles, and hopping scout drones may mark the facility's perimeter. The agency just awarded $1 billion in contracts to get the ball rolling.
NASA is updating its Artemis moon base plan today. Here's how to watch it live.
NASA will give an update on Tuesday afternoon (May 26) about its plans to build a moon base, and you can watch it live.
