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August 26, 2020

Vast smoky pall from California wildfires spotted by NASA satellite

A vast smoky pall from California’s wildfires has been spotted from space by NASA’s Terra satellite.

August 24, 2020

Tropical Storms Marco and Laura captured on NASA satellite images

NASA satellite images show Tropical Storms Marco and Laura swirling in the Gulf of Mexico and drenching Hispaniola, respectively.

August 20, 2020

NASA working to isolate space station air leak

NASA is working to isolate a small air leak in the U.S. segment of the International Space Station.

August 20, 2020

NASA astronaut captures stunning pictures of hurricane Genevieve from space

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy has captured stunning pictures of hurricane Genevieve from his vantage point on the International Space Station.

August 18, 2020

SpaceX launches, lands Falcon 9 rocket in 6th flight, breaking records

SpaceX on Tuesday launched its Falcon 9 rocket for a record-breaking sixth flight before successfully landing the vehicle on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

August 11, 2020

Mars 'nightglow' spotted by NASA spacecraft

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has spotted a pulsing ultraviolet light in the Martian night sky.

August 11, 2020

NASA satellite reveals Apple Fire burn scar

NASA’s Aqua satellite has revealed an Apple Fire burn scar in the mountains east of Los Angeles.

August 6, 2020

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover celebrates 8 years on the Red Planet

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover celebrated 8 years on the Red Planet Wednesday.

August 2, 2020

NASA astronauts splash down in SpaceX capsule as historic mission returns to Earth

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Sunday, ending a historic two-month trip to space.

August 1, 2020

NASA astronauts aim for Florida coast to end SpaceX flight

The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company departed the International Space Station on Saturday night for the final and most important part of their test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown.