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 ...
Science Mission Directorate

NASA’s Webb, Curiosity Named in TIME’s Best Inventions Hall of Fame

Two icons of discovery, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Curiosity rover, have earned places in TIME’s “Best ...
PRIMETIMER

NASA details 2025 achievements across Moon, Mars, and Earth Science missions

NASA reported 2025 achievements in lunar, Mars, and Earth science missions, including Artemis II preparations, CLPS landers, Mars ESCAPADE, ISS research, heliophysics, and new astronaut candidates.
PRIMETIMER

NASA's Expedition 74 carries out expanded biomedical and technology studies on the ISS

NASA’s Expedition 74 conducts biomedical, robotics and materials experiments aboard the ISS, including stem cell research, cardiovascular studies and robotic operations to support space science and ...
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NASA, SpaceX launch US–European satellite to monitor Earth's oceans

NASA also is contributing launch services, ground systems supporting operation of the NASA science instruments, the science data processors for two of these instruments, and support for the U.S.
Phys.org

NASA tests scalable satellite tech to launch sensors more quickly

NASA's Athena Economical Payload Integration Cost mission, or Athena EPIC, is a test launch for an innovative, scalable space vehicle design to support future missions. The small satellite platform is ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...

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 role of NASA administrator. Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, ...
Florida Today

When will NASA get a permanent leader and why is it taking so long?

Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator was withdrawn due to loyalty concerns. Sean Duffy, current Department of Transportation head, is serving as interim NASA administrator. Experts ...