Science In Jupiter's swirling Great Red Spot, NASA spacecraft finds hidden depths NASA's Juno spacecraft sweeps over Jupiter's Great Red Spot and makes 3D map of the giant storm. The findings could shed light on gas giant exoplanets in distant solar systems. Brendan Byrne
Technology Astronomers want NASA to build a giant space telescope to peer at alien Earths NASA should work toward a new space telescope that could view small planets around distant stars with the potential to host life, expert panel says Nell Greenfieldboyce
Science Astronauts grew green chile on the space station and made themselves space tacos It's NASA's first time growing peppers in space. And after they were harvested, NASA astronauts got to sample the crop sprinkled on tacos at the International Space Station. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Science NASA is looking for a framework to better help you understand its deep space finds A scientific discovery about extraterrestrial life can provide new insight, but it can be misunderstood or exaggerated into something else when it reaches the public. NASA is hoping to change that. Joe Hernandez
Science Scientists may have found a planet outside of the Milky Way galaxy for the first time While researchers have found more than 4,000 planets in our own galaxy, this is the first time anyone has found what could be a planet that exists outside the Milky Way. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Science Shadowed By Controversy, NASA Won't Rename New Space Telescope Some scientists are calling on NASA to rename the James Webb Space Telescope, arguing that it honors someone who was complicit in persecuting gay government workers. NASA says the name will stay. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Technology NASA's Got A New, Big Telescope. It Could Find Hints Of Life On Far-Flung Planets The James Webb Space Telescope will let scientists study small, rocky planets around distant stars in more detail than ever before. After decades of work, it could head into orbit later this year. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Science NASA Wants To Return To The Moon By 2024, But The Spacesuits Won't Be Ready Delays in multiple parts of the program — including holdups in developing new spacesuits — put the 2024 goal out of reach, NASA's inspector general says. James Doubek
Business Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sues NASA Over A Lunar Lander Contract Given To Rival SpaceX In April, NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to receive a highly sought-after $2.9 billion contract. It would involve the first spacecraft to land humans on the moon since 1972. Sharon Pruitt-Young
Science Got Plans For Sept. 24, 2182? This Big Asteroid Might, Too A NASA mission to a potentially dangerous asteroid has let researchers map out its future trajectory like never before. Nell Greenfieldboyce
