Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science, but at a risk

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has ...

NASA selects two instruments for Artemis IV lunar surface science

NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the moon during the Artemis IV ...
Space.com

NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's flagship center for space science is under attack from within, and some of the biggest ...
WFMZ-TV

NASA’s supersonic plane preparing for take-off

A "son of Concorde" that could fly from London to New York in under four hours is preparing for take-off. NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is undergoing final safety tests before making ...

Senators Grill NASA Nominee Over Leaked Plan to Slash Science and Privatize Space

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman returned to Capitol Hill Wednesday for his second confirmation hearing for the ...
Space.com

'NASA is under attack.' Space agency employees and lawmakers protest mass layoffs, science cuts amid budget turmoil

WASHINGTON — NASA scientists and engineers are demanding Congress help turn down the heat on an agency whose current leadership, they say, is burning down American dominance in space and science. A ...
Ars Technica

One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo

NASA has thrown a lifeline to scientists working on a mission to visit an asteroid that will make an unusually close flyby of the Earth in 2029, reversing the Trump administration’s previous plan to ...
Florida Today

Jared Isaacman has support of Planetary Society, other orgs in NASA bid

A coalition of space and science organizations has endorsed billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. President Donald Trump renominated Isaacman for the position after previously withdrawing the ...
The Washington Post

NASA has lost thousands of workers. Here’s what that means for science.

For 13 consecutive years, NASA has been named the “Best Place to Work in the Federal Government” among large agencies. But since the Trump administration took over and proposed deep budget cuts, there ...
techtimes

How Space Technology Improves Life on Earth

Space technology on Earth has gone from futuristic to foundational in our everyday lives. From satellite innovations that enable global communication to space science applications improving ...
The Spokesman-Review

NASA workforce cuts raise fears about safety for space missions

NASA and SpaceX are scheduled to launch another crew of astronauts to the International Space Station on Thursday in the sort of mission that has given the U.S. space program an aura of triumph. But ...
WFMZ-TV

NASA captures star’s final moments before blowing up

(NASA/CXC/Meiji Uni/CXC/SAO et al via SWNS) By Dean Murray An explosive new space image reveals a star's inner conflict hours before it blew up. The picture shows the inside of a star turning on ...