NASA to spend $20 billion on a moon base
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The U.S. space agency will aim to send a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars—a first—in a bid to show that nuclear propulsion can be used to send missions into deep space
The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a speed of some 11,453 miles per hour, according to the space agency.
Rock-a-bye, baby. With scientists warning that Earth could be susceptible to thousands of undetected asteroids, Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is developing a planetary defense program that could help protect us against a rock-alypse.
Faced with the imminent retirement of the International Space Station, NASA is pushing to speed up work on its potential replacements
A new data visualization illustrates how an experimental NASA technology can provide extra lead time to communities in the path of a tsunami. Called GUARDIAN (GNSS Upper Atmospheric Real-time Disaster Information and Alert Network),
Researchers used data recorded by Juno in 2021 and 2022, after NASA granted an extension to the spacecraft’s operations upon completing a five-year science campaign at Jupiter. Juno remains in good health,
Climate expert Kate Marvel pointed to “upheavals” under the Trump administration as a reason for her departure.
Intuitive Machines said on Tuesday NASA has awarded the space startup a $180.4 million contract to deliver seven science and technology payloads to the moon's south pole.
NASA has played a central role in some of the most groundbreaking achievements in modern American history, from winning the
Data collected by NASA's missions about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will continue to reveal insights about the comet and interstellar objects at large.