Following in the footsteps of Aristotle and Galileo, NASA scientists look to take the next step in understanding auroras.

"We must honor their sacrifice by fortifying our commitment to safety and excellence as new generations of space explorers, follow their footsteps."

Jennifer Kesse’s disappeared on Jan. 23, 2006 and her family has been searching for answers since then. Here's everything to know about who Jennifer Kesse was, what happened when she went missing and the latest on the investigation.

"The change of seasons causes surface melting far inland from the coastal ice front," glaciologist Christopher Shuman said.

"It looks like it has been through some kind of event that caused it to form a lot of stars and then just shut down”

He’d let me move the telescope around a bit, and I could ask questions. And he was always wonderful to share information with me. I probably just didn’t ask enough questions.”

About 100 years after astronomer Edwin Hubble's discovered the "magnificent" spiral nebula, the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA scientists have produced the most comprehensive survey of the Andromeda galaxy, or Messier 31. The Andromeda galaxy is approximately 2.5 million light-years away from the Milky Way.

Bill Nelson has stepped down as NASA administrator, ending a half-century of public service. Janet Petro is now the agency's interim chief.

Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports thick aluminum ones covered in cleats to enhance its traction and mobility.

The data used to create the image is from a Hubble Space Telescope project to capture and map Jupiter's superstorm system.

NASA holds a Day of Remembrance to pay respect to the lives lost while working to further the understanding of space. This includes the crews of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia.

The new Trump administration could upend NASA's priorities, reshaping the Artemis moon program, climate science funding and the role of commercial space players.