For the Benefit of Humanity
In 2024, NASA made leap after giant leap to explore, discover, and inspire—all while bringing real, tangible, and substantial benefits to the American people and to all of humanity.
2024 HIGHLIGHTS
Exploring the Moon
Learning how to live and work on another world
Observing Earth
Understanding our changing climate
Research in Space
Living and working aboard the Space Station
Advancing Technology
Developing technologies to improve life on Earth
2024 News Releases
Ames Research Center
2024 highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley
As Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley enters its 85th year since its founding, look back at some of the center’s science, engineering, and research from 2024.
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Armstrong Flight Research Center
2024 highlights from NASA’s center for high-risk, atmospheric flight research
Supersonic flight, next generation aircraft, advanced air mobility, climate change, and human exploration of space are just some of the topics researchers, engineers, and mission support teams focused on at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
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Glenn Research Center
The year’s biggest achievements from Glenn Research Center in Cleveland
2024 was bright at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The center pushed innovations forward, brought the excitement of STEM to even more communities, and paved the way for new discoveries.
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Kennedy Space Center
The year’s top stories from Earth’s premier spaceport
From sending crew members to the International Space Station to launching a spacecraft to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine if it could support life, 2024 was a busy, record-setting year for NASA and its partners at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Stennis Space Center
2024 milestones from Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi
Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, celebrated propulsion testing and site operations milestones in 2024, all while inspiring the Artemis Generation.
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Best of 2024
NASA is celebrating many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year, including, for the first time, landing new science on the Moon with an American company; pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa; and maintaining 24 years of continuous human exploration off the Earth aboard the International Space Station.
Learn MoreImages from 2024
Off the Earth, For the Earth
In 2024, astronauts aboard the International Space Station conducted hundreds of experiments, ranging from human research to Earth science and technology demonstrations. Take a look at some of the year's best science images from the Space Station.
The Year in Images about Off the Earth, For the Earth
Office of the Chief Science Data Officer
Driving Scientific Breakthroughs
The Office of the Chief Science Data Officer advances NASA’s unique science missions and enables groundbreaking discoveries by supporting innovative data science and expanding the accessibility of scientific information through open practices.
Year in Review about Driving Scientific Breakthroughs
