By the time the Fourth is with you, the team will be preparing for the return of GEDI.

Without leaving Earth, HERA allows scientists to study how crew members interact with one another while experiencing isolation and confinement.

Astronauts are learning to cultivate plants that not only require pollination but have long germination and growing times.

An arc of color is captured across the Martian sky, but it simply cannot be a rainbow.

On long-duration space missions, astronauts will be more alone than we can imagine.

Celebrate this Arbor Day by visiting the Moon Trees, monuments that stand tall as living tributes to the astronaut who first took seeds to space.

Phytoremediation is another NASA spinoff that brought space technology down to Earth.

This amazing insulator won’t age, mold, or mildew. It is safe, recyclable, and environmentally friendly.

The NASA team has nicknamed Ingenuity’s final airfield Valinor Hills after the fictional location for brave elves in The Lord of the Rings.

Each selfie becomes a pixel for the big picture - a picture that Earth might take as its own selfie to help all of us see how our planet is changing.

NASA puts a whole new spin on shake, rattle, and roll.

The same clouds that create halos around the Moon also have a huge impact on Earth’s climate.

When SpaceX successfully launched their 30th commercial resupply mission, NASA sent several new scientific experiments and technology demonstrations to the International Space Station.

NASA is turning over a new LEAF on the Moon.

Congratulations to the entire OSIRIS-REx team!

Researchers hope to use microgravity to improve steel manufacturing.

The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria poses a significant threat to human health, both on Earth and in space.

The same technologies being developed by NASA for current missions could indirectly benefit space-based solar power, shining new light on an off-world alternative to power our lives.

Scientists can now look at the Martian atmosphere from a perspective no human had seen before.

The Sun is essential for life on Earth.

As millions of people look to the sky on April 8th, please practice safety.

Wingless, unpowered aircraft could be the ticket to gathering atmospheric data on giant planets with thick atmospheres.

NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate develops technologies through a community of entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators. Roll-Out Solar Arrays are just one of the STMD-enabled success stories.

On April 8th, the Eclipse Soundscapes Project will collect both the sights and sounds of a total solar eclipse, all with the help of citizen scientists like you.