Stories by Meghan Bartels

Fresh takes on Apollo’s famous “Earthrise” and “Blue Marble” images showed off our planet’s beauty just weeks before Earth Day

This iconic spacecraft launched nearly 49 years ago and is running perilously low on power

Experts found that the White House budget request for the upcoming fiscal year could defund 54 NASA science missions, including a spacecraft currently studying Jupiter and two planned Venus missions

After a hectic eight days in space, the Artemis II crew—and the many NASA personnel supporting their journey—are ready for the mission’s final milestone

The first images from NASA’s Artemis II mission’s lunar flyby were worth the wait

From the perspective of the Orion capsule, the moon will fully block the sun’s disk for nearly an hour

The space exploration milestone came during a 40-minute period during which the Artemis II astronauts were unable to communicate with Earth

The four astronauts onboard NASA’s moon mission just broke the record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by any human

The Artemis II crew will spend about six hours observing the moon on Monday. Here’s what they’ll be looking for

The third day of the Artemis II mission was relatively quiet, as four astronauts continued on their trek to fly around the moon

Amid a journey of celestial spectacles, the Artemis II astronauts may spot a comet—if it survives a dash past the sun

A major solar storm during the Artemis II mission could harm astronauts. Here’s how NASA is protecting them

During their 10-day mission, this four-person crew will swing around the far side of the moon—and potentially travel farther from Earth than anyone in history

The COVID pandemic ushered mRNA vaccines into the spotlight, and the technology has even greater potential. Here’s what to know about the way that they work, their safety, and more

NASA’s Swift space telescope is doomed to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere later this year. A daring mission to boost it to safety could have big implications for science

Faced with the imminent retirement of the International Space Station, NASA is pushing to speed up work on its potential replacements

We have severely undercounted the number of COVID deaths, scientists say

Raccoons might want to break into your trash can even without delicious leftovers inside

U.S. lawmakers are moving to delay the International Space Station’s retirement, giving more time for commercial replacements to be built

Scientists have discovered a potential path out of devastating genetic bottlenecks that could help these Australian animals, as well as many other vulnerable and endangered species

Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

Two NASA spacecraft—the MAVEN orbiter and the Perseverance rover—have now seen very different signals suggesting lightning on Mars

Asteroids, exploding stars, and feasting black holes swarm in the first-ever batch of nightly alerts from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile

These caterpillars rely on ants to tend them, and they use a surprisingly complex sense of rhythm to make it happen