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What's it like being the curator for one of the most iconic artifacts in the country? Reflecting on her January 2022 visit inside Space Shuttle Discovery, Jennifer Levasseur writes about her first visit as its curator, and the personal connection she shares with the Shuttle.

Artist Hubert Jackson creates an artwork that honors contributions made by Black women and men in the space program.

Stephanie Wilson is now one of 18 members of the Artemis astronaut team, a group of nine men and nine women from diverse backgrounds. Since NASA has announced its intent to send the first woman and the first person of color to the Moon, she is a strong candidate.

John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth.  It’s good to remember what exactly he accomplished. 

It has been one year since we all heard words “touchdown confirmed” spoken by Swati Mohan, confirming that the Perseverance rover had successfully landed on Mars. Let’s take a look at some of the major milestones accomplished over the past year.

Engineer Mary Golda Ross made lasting contributions to the United States aerospace industry while opening doors for women and Native students to pursue S.T.E.M. education and careers.

We’re hard at work on Season 6 (and a super special project coming in just a few weeks!!). But today, we’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes from last year. They’re incredibly dense, super cool, and mind-bendingly-mysterious -- BLACK HOLES! But how do you imagine – let alone study—the unseeable? And seriously—what happened at the end of “Interstellar?”

Photographs of the Earth from the Moon taken by Apollo astronauts had a huge impact back on Earth. From changing how humans viewed the fragility of Earth, to inspiring artists across the globe, explore the history of two such photographs.

How we picture space and our world within it has changed dramatically in the second half of the 20th century. 

Astronomers are deciphering the violent history of the Milky Way, one star at a time.