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It was an era in which geometric shapes and new technologies revolutionised lettering forever. Our experts look back on the best typefaces of the 1960s.

Nasa scientists and fellow space watchers face a tantalising wait over the Christmas period while the Parker probe continues its unprecedented circuit around the outer rim of the sun.

Surrounded by candy canes and a makeshift snowman made out of stowage bags, the astronauts on the International Space Station gathered together to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone back on Earth.

For better or for worse, a small part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft will now be Jon Mesick's to have and to hold for all the days of his life. The tape is the centerpiece of Mesick's wedding band.

NASA administrators play a vital role in deciding what NASA does and how it does it, and they also help build political support for space exploration.

Happy Holidays from 200,000 light-years away.

A display of auroras is expected to light up the skies on Christmas Day, thanks to a powerful M8.9 solar flare enroute to Earth.

On Dec. 24, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history with the closest ever approach to the Sun

Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore are celebrating the holidays onboard the ISS — but how did they get their Christmas hats?

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any human-made object ever — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to the historic Apollo moon landing in 1969. Now, we know it survived.

Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.