Science The Camera That Went To The Moon And Changed How We See It Astronaut Walter Schirra's decision to bring a Swedish-made Hasselblad on his Mercury spaceflight set the course for NASA's choice of the camera for the Apollo lunar program. Scott Neuman
Science Rippling Rainbow Map Shows How California Earthquakes Moved The Earth NASA has mapped changes in the ground's position caused by the recent earthquakes — and it happens to be look like beautiful, psychedelic art. Merrit Kennedy
National Former NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz Restores Mission Control In Houston Kranz led the earliest missions to the moon, including Apollo 11 and Apollo 13, and says he wants the room to inspire American students to study science and technology. Shannon Van Sant
Poll: Americans Want NASA To Focus More On Asteroid Impacts, Less On Getting To Mars American attitudes toward space exploration and NASA's priorities have changed ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Ashley Westerman
Science Street In Front Of NASA Headquarters Renamed To Honor 'Hidden Figures' The name pays tribute to the legacy of African American women who played a major role in the space race but were long overlooked by history. Merrit Kennedy
This Week, NASA Is Pretending An Asteroid Is On Its Way To Smack The Earth A fictitious asteroid is the focus of a realistic exercise, as experts at the Planetary Defense Conference run through how they would respond to news of a looming asteroid strike. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Science This astronaut spoke to us from space: 200 experiments, including on herself Lt. Col. Anne McLain has traveled a long way to get to her current jobsite -- from Spokane to West Point to flying helicopter combat missions in the U.S. Army, then on into space. Angela King Jason Pagano
Health Do You Love Lying In Bed? Get Paid By NASA To Do It For Space Research Researchers are currently looking for candidates who will stay in bed 24 hours a day, seven days a week for 60 straight days for a study on how the body adapts to weightlessness. Sacha Pfeiffer Lindsey Feingold
Science SpaceX Readies For Key Test Of Capsule Built To Carry Astronauts Into Space For years, NASA has had to rely on Russian vehicles to get astronauts to the International Space Station. That could soon change if the flight test of SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule succeeds. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Technology NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Is Officially Declared Dead NASA's six-wheeled rover landed on the red planet in January 2004 for what was billed as a 90-day mission. The plucky robot was still going until a dust storm on Mars last summer killed it. Joe Palca
