Some of his mission highlights include completing two spacewalks, helping advance research for new cancer treatment, and improving in-space manufacturing of materials used in high-performance computers and electronics.

There’s no place like home! NASA astronaut Chris Williams is all smiles in this photo captured yesterday, July 26, after he landed back on Earth following an eight-month mission in space.

Anil Menon launches soon for his first mission to the International Space Station. Watch him explain the importance of our orbiting laboratory! 🚀

Have a stellar Fourth of July, Thriends! Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

Moon Joy [noun]: the feeling of intense happiness and excitement that only comes from a mission to the Moon. We asked you to show us what Moon Joy looks like in art form, and you absolutely delivered. Thank you! ❤️

Smile, it’s the weekend! 😊 On the way home from their flight around the Moon, Artemis II astronauts saw a crescent Earth through the window of Orion. These images were captured on April 8, 2026, the eighth day of their mission.

What you're looking at is a globular cluster: millions of stars bound together, moving through the galaxy as one. Our Milky Way has more than 150 of them. And there may be more, still hiding behind dust and distance, waiting to be found!

Dig into the details and download this new image from the Hubble Space Telescope: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-spies-starry-chandelier/