The space agency has been grappling with budget uncertainties and a talent exodus even before the shutdown. But NASA’s moon ...
All of the original US senators who created and sustained NASA's Space Launch System rocket over the last 15 years—Bill ...
The northern lights have been captivating stargazers for generations. But the same charged particles from the Sun's atmosphere responsible for this brilliant celestial display can also damage and ...
President Donald Trump's transportation secretary and interim NASA administrator Sean Duffy is set to announce plans this week to build a nuclear reactor on the moon according to news reports. The ...
A National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) pilot program will utilize citizen science to help expedite hurricane disaster recovery. The space agency -- along with the Globe Program, a ...
For decades, NASA built and flew its own relay orbiters and spacecraft to ferry valuable data back to Earth. Now the agency is shifting to buying connectivity as a service, much like it does for ...
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NASA Is on Track to Lose $12 Billion. Congress Should Protect It.

Like all bureaucracies in Washington, NASA could use some streamlining—but cutting critical missions runs counter to the Trump administration’s mission to make America’s place in space great again.
The first mission of the program, Artemis I, lifted off on November 16, 2022. The uncrewed flight to test the equipment was, ...
James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
When you think of a rocket launch, you likely imagine a massive explosion of flames and smoke expanding across the launch site as the propulsion systems hurl thousands of tons of metal into space.
Thanks to NASA’s Juno mission, we’re seeing Jupiter like never before! Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system—and thanks to NASA’s Juno mission, we’re seeing it like never before! Launched ...