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Lego's Women of Nasa: Without these scientists we wouldn't have made it to the moon
These are the stories of the scientists featured in the Lego Women of Nasa set: Nancy Grace Roman, Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride and Mae Jemison.
Nasa has mapped reach and impact of 'atmospheric rivers' for the first time ever
Nasa has estimated the impact of atmospheric rivers on global climate, including rain, floods and droughts.
What you need to know about Nasa's Mars 2020 rover and its 23 onboard cameras
Camera technology has grown rapidly over the last decade and Nasa intends to make full use of it by equipping its next rover with high-quality imaging gear.
Martian landscapes were formed by boiling water 'levitating' sand off its surface
The surface of Mars suggests that it was moved around and formed by flowing water, but there has never been enough water on the planet to do this.
Juno probe's latest findings suggest Jupiter's gravitational field is askew
Nasa's Juno mission has been hard at work collecting data for scientists to study. Here are a few revelations that Juno has made over the last few months.
Nasa releases images of intense solar activity as seen from space
There are several observatories and space missions that are dedicated to observing the sun and studying space weather.
Nasa might have found traces of ancient oceans on dwarf planet Ceres
Ceres is the largest rock in the asteroid belt and one of the candidates for finding life in the solar system.
SpaceX to launch next resupply mission to ISS from launchpad damaged in massive 2016 explosion
The December mission will mark the first flight from the refurbished launch pad SLC-40 since the explosion.
Nasa explains the phenomenon behind the 'devil trails' on Mars
Sand dunes on Hellas Planitia have large, linear scratch marks on its sides at high latitudes.
Nasa extends Dawn's mission for the second time to get a closer look at dwarf planet Ceres
The space probe will manoeuvre itself into a new orbit which is closer to Ceres' surface in order to get new insights about the dwarf planet.
Nasa finds highly toxic cyanide ice clouds in Titan's atmosphere
Scientists studying Cassini's data have found that Titan's atmosphere has several toxic cloud formations containing hydrogen cyanide and benzene over its South Pole.
Nasa has found the reason behind Earth's record carbon dioxide spike
Nasa found that heat and droughts in the tropical regions of Africa, Indonesia and South America are responsible for the surge in the release of atmospheric CO2.
Titan and Enceladus: Saturn's moons are two of the most likely locations for extraterrestrial life
Following Cassini, Nasa needs a new mission to look for life on Saturn's mysterious moons.
Nasa's new X3 ion thruster engine could carry humans to deep space
The X3 is a Hall thruster, a type of ion thruster that creates propulsion by firing a stream of electrically charged atoms, called plasma, out of a nozzle.
Will a Nasa satellite predict when the Yellowstone supervolcano will erupt?
A breakthrough in the research, scientists believe, would help prevent humanitarian disasters and false alarms.
Nasa wants 12 volunteers to lie in bed for a whole month
The participants must remain in the same position for entire duration of the Nasa study, which causes their bodies to adapt as if they were in space.
An asteroid has flown within a whisker of Earth - allowing scientists to test our planetary defences
An object known as TC4 came within 26,000 miles of the planet's surface - which is inside the moon's orbit and just above the altitude of satellites which orbit the Earth
Nasa says the most powerful rocket engines ever made are ready to be mated to its core stage
Nasa's Space Launch System will have the largest and most powerful rocket stage ever assembled and will aid in deep space exploration, including missions to Mars.
Nasa to demonstrate flying drones in controlled airspace alongside commercial aircraft
Nasa wants to integrate the unmanned aerial system with the national airspace system so that drones and commercial flights can share airspace.
A bird photobombed the Sun and the space station in this incredible photo
A bird crossed the Sun at the exact same time as the ISS, which was flying past at over 28,000kms per hour.
Here's how Nasa plans to chase Neptune's moon Triton as it casts a shadow on Earth
Triton is the largest of Neptune's 13 moons and Nasa says that is has not been studied in 16 years. Nasa is using its flying observatory Sofia for this mission.
Nasa to shift focus from Mars to the Moon, will send humans to the lunar surface
Vice President Mike Pence has said that the Trump administration is intent on sending Americans to the Moon.
Lockheed Martin unveils a re-usable water-powered lander to ferry humans to Mars
Orbiting space station would allow astronauts carry out explorations of the Red Planet.
Nasa uncovers the mystery behind Pluto's 'giant blades of ice'
The skyscraper-sized formations are made entirely of methane, says Nasa.
Nasa partners with Russia to build first space station near the moon
The US space agency said it wanted to expand human presence into the solar system.
Nasa finds Mars has a thinner crust than previously thought, leading to new insights
Planetary gravity maps developed by Nasa can be used to find the density of any rocky planet.
Hidden caves on Mars and the Moon are ideal places for human settlements
The tunnels - known as lava tubes - could even help in the search for alien life on Mars.
Breathtaking video of aurora lights over Earth filmed by astronaut at International Space Station
European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli captured the astonishing footage of the Northern Lights.
Arctic ice 8th lowest on record and summer melt higher than usual, says Nasa
The melt occurred despite having summer conditions that were not unusual.
Scorching hot Mercury is icier than previously thought
Scientists have discovered huge deposits of ice on the closest planet to the Sun.