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Each year, NASA creates hundreds of new inventions. And through technology transfer, many of these inventions become part of our everyday lives.

Fascinating discoveries about the brightest world in our solar system all point to an ocean world which may have conditions friendly to life.

Gateway will serve as a port for the human landing system that will take astronauts down to the lunar surface, and act as a staging location for spacecraft heading out to destinations beyond the Moon.

NASA is looking for innovative dust mitigation technologies before Artemis astronauts go back to the Moon to stay.

When you leave your car outside overnight in the cold, you often have to wipe off the windows in the morning.

Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the Moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968.

A team of scientists created the Disasters Mapping Portal to allows users to understand what’s happening on the ground when disasters hit.

Paul C. Fisher had already revolutionized the pen industry before he launched his company into space with a new pen that would work without gravity.

Over four billion years ago, the newly formed solar system consisted of trillions of rocky and icy bodies.

The innovative Ballistic Impact Lab is helping engineers predict what materials will stand up to the micrometeorites that bombard the lunar surface.

Santa hats, a 2-foot artificial tree, and holiday treats that include butter cookies complete with colored icing packs can be found throughout the space station.

It’s official. NASA has found a way to measure holiday spirit from space.

Much like an RV, this new pressurized rover will contain everything astronauts need to live and work on the surface.

The now stacked rocket and crew capsule are preparing to roll out to Launchpad 39B in late December.

Orion will need to communicate with Earth while traveling through space.

Understanding the relationship between fatigue and autonomous systems will help engineers design solutions to help sleepy drivers stay alert.

Sip a cup of hot cocoa in your own living room and watch the dazzling displays of space themed lights online.

The SmartSuit is more than just a novel suit specifically designed for operations outside a spacecraft on planetary surfaces like Mars.

Using non-destructive underwater 3-D imaging, the team hopes to paint an accurate picture of what is happening beneath the surface at Pearl Harbor.

NASA has developed the Black Marble, a daily calibrated and validated product suite that remotely senses lights at night.