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History of famous firsts in space

Best and worst states for health care

An aerial view of Honolulu, Hawaii.

Healthiest states for seniors

Three senior women laughing on the beach.

24 causes of death—and how likely they are to happen

Young person finds gun in drawer.

Bikeable neighborhoods in not-so-bike-friendly cities

A man in a plaid shirt and shorts riding a bicycle.

23 astronomical events to look out for in 2023

A view of a Perseid meteor shower in a purple sky with pine trees in the foreground.

33 groundbreaking NASA missions in photographs

Webb NIRCam composite image from two filters – F212N (orange) and F335M (cyan) – of Jupiter system.

Space discoveries that will blow your mind

The ASASSN-15lh tidal disruption event, captured by the All Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae. Scientists determined it was a dying star that was pulled in by a supermassive spinning black hole.

50 space terms for understanding the universe

History of famous firsts in space

25 things we've learned about the moon since 1969

During its 1992 flight, the Galileo spacecraft returned images of the Earth and Moon. Separate images of the Earth and Moon were combined to generate this view.

31 breathtaking images from NASA's public library

The snowy Quebec landscape illuminated by the stars, the moon, and the aurora.

50 images of the universe from the Hubble Space Telescope

Newborn stars hiding inside the billowing gas of the Horsehead Nebula.

Incredible NASA photos of the sun

A series of coronal loops extending over the sun’s surface

15 basic physics concepts to help you understand our world