6+ hour, 28+ min ago  (240+ words) In April, the world watched as NASA's Artemis II successfully completed its nine-day mission of sending humans to the moon. In this bonus episode, we're looking back at an archive interview about another successful lunar mission: the Apollo 11 moon landing…...

19+ hour, 20+ min ago  (317+ words) FILE - Northern lights fill the sky behind the Saint Joseph the Woodworker Shrine, near Valley Falls, Kan. , Nov. 11, 2025. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption Brilliant splashes of green, purple and pink will streak the night sky for many stargazers in North…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (117+ words) Artist's impression of TRAPPIST-1e planet, as of 2018 NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption Want to be a top notch candidate for hosting alien life? Then there's a few key requirements you should be aware of: Ideally, you're a large object like a…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago  (715+ words) was a dream assignment for one NPR science correspondent. After NASA's glory days of putting astronauts on the moon in the 1960s and '70s, its crew stayed closer to home. That all changed earlier this month with the Artemis II mission, and…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (212+ words) Earth didn't always have a moon. In the beginning of the solar system, when the planets were still forming, something happened that would change Earth's night sky forever: The Moon was created! How did it happen? This episode, co-host Regina…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago  (79+ words) A scientific instrument on the Voyager 1 has been shut off to conserve power as the probe continues its interstellar exploration. In 1977, NASA's Voyager One space probe blasted into the sky. Its time is running out A scientific instrument on the…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago  (430+ words) FILE - This illustration provided by NASA depicts Voyager 1. NASA/AP hide caption Nearly half a century ago, a spacecraft roughly the size of a small car set off from the Florida coast atop a rocket to begin what was supposed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (659+ words) As the astronauts of Artemis II pass by the lunar surface, they add to the experiences of other missions that flew to the moon. Here's what the moon looked like today. REID WISEMAN: The moon is about three to four…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (141+ words) Researchers used a Japanese poet's diary to track solar events that took place over 800 years ago. How a Japanese poet's diary helps scientists reconstruct solar cycles Researchers used a Japanese poet's diary to track solar events that took place over…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (666+ words) Most of the world's population was not alive during the days of the Apollo moon program. What do young people make of this latest moonshot? The Artemis II astronauts are getting reaccustomed to Earth's gravity after spending nearly 10 days in…...