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The moon rock in Washington National Cathedral
A moon rock collected by Apollo astronauts during the first moon landing is enshrined in a stained-glass window - known as the Space Window - in the Washington National Cathedral.
February 5, 2021
How to prevent crashes between orbiting satellites
Thousands more satellites will soon orbit Earth. We need better rules to prevent space crashes.
February 4, 2021
Watch giant pandas frolic in the snow
Watch giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian sliding and rolling around in snow in their habitat at Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington in this video.
February 3, 2021
Why is there something instead of nothing?
Why is there is a universe at all? The question is a challenging one because it seems perfectly possible that there might have been nothing whatsoever – no Earth, no stars, no galaxies, no universe.
January 31, 2021
Another terrible year for wildfires and smoke in the US in 2020
Wildfires burned more than 10 million acres in the United States during the 2020 season. It was the worst season on record.
January 29, 2021
Opinion: Biden administration must act fast to save migratory birds
On Trump’s way out of the White House, his administration demolished a law that protects migratory birds, putting over 1,000 species at risk. The Biden administration can still salvage it, but only if they act swiftly.
January 24, 2021
A moon rock decorates Biden’s Oval Office
A lunar sample collected during Apollo 17, the final mission to the moon, is now on display in President Biden's Oval Office.
January 23, 2021
China’s huge FAST telescope to open to international observers
FAST's 500-meter (1,640-foot) dish makes it the world's largest single-dish radio observatory. It's expected to open to international observers in 2021.
January 21, 2021
Check out these new Sun Science stamps!
The US Postal Service announced that they'll be releasing a series of stamps highlighting images of the sun captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
January 19, 2021
6 space missions to look forward to in 2021
Here are some of the space missions to keep an eye out for in 2021.
January 17, 2021
