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Single mom lands NASA internship and strangers raise $8K so she can go

India Jackson, a Ph.D. candidate from Atlanta, Georgia, and mom to Jewel, 11, said she wasn't sure how she was going to pay for her dream internship.

Inside NASA's plan to launch a spacecraft to smash into an asteroid

NASA astronomers are trying to deflect a near-Earth asteroid for the first time.

'1969': NASA engineers recall the historic Apollo 11 moon landing

It was July 20, 1969, in the midst of the Cold War, when American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of the historic Apollo 11 mission were the first two people to walk on the moon.

NASA plans record-setting stay for female astronaut

NASA astronaut Christina Koch will stay in space through February 2020, earning her a new place in history.

NASA reveals findings on study of space's effect on the body

NASA studied astronaut twins Mark & Scott Kelly to determine the effects of staying in space for a year.

NASA Curiosity rover sends back image of 2 eclipses in less than 2 weeks

The images from Mars show the tiny moon Deimos passing in front of the sun and the larger moon Phobos, which is only 7 miles wide.

Female astronaut clears up why the all-female spacewalk was canceled: 'That was my recommendation'

Anne McClain and fellow astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Kock are live from the International Space Station.

NASA spacewalk inspires new generation of future astronauts

Space Camp students Andressa Ojeda and Elizabeth Austin react to Christina Koch's first spacewalk.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch on how she's preparing for her first space trip

The spacewalk was livestreamed by NASA.

NASA astronauts conduct Friday morning spacewalk

Astronauts Christina Koch and Nick Hague repaired batteries on the International Space Station on Friday.

NASA forced to scrub plans for history-making spacewalk

Astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain were not able to conduct the first-ever, all-female walk outside the International Space Station because of a sizing issue with the spacesuits.

US-Russia space crew to spend 4 months in isolation on Earth

A group of American and Russian volunteers were sealed into a collection of mock space modules in Moscow at the start of a four-month isolation experiment intended to simulate a mission to the moon.

NASA astronauts head to International Space Station on Pi Day, taking off at 3:14 p.m., of course

Houston, we're launching at 3:14 p.m. on 3.14.

Elon Musk, SpaceX complete historic test flight to International Space Station

Elon Musk and SpaceX made history on Friday morning when its Dragon spacecraft splashed into Atlantic Ocean after a successful five-day trip to the ISS.

NASA is preparing for first all-female spacewalk

The spacewalk will take place at the end of Women’s History Month.

NASA announces first all-female spacewalk

The spacewalk will take place at the end of Women's History Month.

SpaceX capsule becomes 1st commercial spacecraft to dock with International Space Station

After taking off around 2:50 a.m. EST on Saturday, the capsule docked just before 6 a.m. Sunday, about 27 hours after liftoff.

Historic SpaceX test flight bound for International Space Station

The Dragon capsule, designed to carry astronauts, will collect data to prove the spaceship is safe for astronauts.

NASA honors hidden figure Katherine Johnson with building naming in 2017

Katherine Johnson, the "human computer," was a mathematician at NASA for 33 years.

NASA names facility after 'Hidden Figures' inspiration Katherine Johnson

The "human computer" continues to set milestones.

NASA ends mission for Mars rover, Opportunity, after 15 years

Opportunity went silent on June 10 after a massive dust storm covered the planet.

NASA ends mission for Mars rover, Opportunity, after 15 years

The rover was set for just a three-month life span after landing on Mars in 2012.

NASA makes space exploration history

NASA's New Horizon spacecraft flew past an object that is believed to be from the earliest days of the solar system.

Apollo 8 mission takes flight

Dec. 21, 1968: Apollo 8 was the first space mission to test the trajectory to the moon and back before actually landing on the moon, which would happen the following year.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrives at asteroid Bennu after long journey

The rocket will bring samples of the asteroid back to Earth if all goes well.

NASA is looking for contractors for the next moon mission

Plus, YouTube adds stories and the U.S. military is testing exoskeletons for its soldiers.

NASA's InSight lander touches down on Mars

The mechanical three-legged, one-armed mining spacecraft landed and it will be the first mission to drill into the deep interior of Mars.

Getting to know Mars, the 'red planet'

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and over 4.5 billion years old.

NASA's Insight lander successfully touches down on Mars

The lander will now investigate the planet's history by digging beneath its surface.

NASA's InSight lander touches down on Mars

NASA's InSight lander landed on Mars Monday afternoon, finishing one journey -- through space -- and now launching on another: to go deeper into Mars.

NASA probe to touch down on Mars today

The probe has been traveling since May. ABC News' Janai Norman reports.

Historic mission to Mars

The Mars Insight will attempt to land on the red planet for the first time in six years.

NASA opens $1 million public contest to turn carbon dioxide into sugar on Mars

The space agency needs the public's help to make the special "food."

Small leak discovered on Russian side of International Space Station, NASA says

Crew members initially slowed the pressure leak with polymer tape and are working on a more comprehensive, long-term repair.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe to give closest look ever at the sun

NASA has launched a mission to get closer than it's ever gotten before to the sun, its corona and solar wind.

US-made Fisher Space Pens celebrating 50 years of space travel

About a million pens are sold a year and they range in price from $5 to $150.

NASA technology reveals hidden script on Dead Sea Scrolls

Scientists used NASA technology to reveal hidden scripts on Dead Sea Scrolls.

NASA to send its newest satellite into orbit

The space agency says its mission is to discover dozens of planets relatively close to Earth.

NASA partnering with Lockheed Martin to build quiet supersonic plane

Lockheed Martin says the plane would produce a sound about as loud as a car door being closed.

NASA unveils plan for quieter supersonic aircraft

The first flight of the supersonic X-plane is scheduled for the summer of 2021.

John Young, an 'astronauts' astronaut' who flew to the moon twice, dies

NASA astronaut enjoys the view during spacewalk

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik takes a moment to enjoy the view as he performs maintenance work on the International Space Station.

NASA tests engine for manned flight into deep space

The engine is intended to work with the Orion, a spacecraft designed for manned missions out of Earth's orbit and into deep space.

Colliding neutron stars create ripples in space-time, NASA says

This animation shows a rare cosmic phenomenon called a kilonova that took place 130 million light-years from Earth.

Astronauts go spacewalking outside ISS

NASA astronauts perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to grease new latching mechanism.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft sends final image

The spacecraft disintegrated above Saturn following a 20-year journey.

Peggy Whitson clocks in 665 days in space

9-year-old makes plea for NASA job

A 9-year-old alien enthusiast from New Jersey sent a handwritten letter to NASA asking to be considered for a job working with astronauts.

Two sisters to work with NASA during solar eclipse

Rebecca and Kimberly Yeung are participating in NASA's Eclipse Ballooning project in conjunction with the University of Montana on Aug. 21.