NASA’s Artemis II mission is on the way to the moon on a flight that will ultimately help inform long-term space exploration, ...

While the primary goal of the Artemis II mission is the ensure the Orion spacecraft is safe for humans, NASA did find time to fit some science on board during the 10-day lunar fly-by. “The most ...

For deep-space missions to the moon, Mars and beyond, one deceptively simple question drives some of NASA’s most complex engineering challenges: How do you keep enough fuel cold—and stable—long enough ...

Tiny lab-grown replicas of human tissue are helping scientists understand what deep space really does to the body.

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 ...

NASA’s Expedition 74 has just unlocked a treasure trove of cutting-edge research tools aboard the Cygnus XL spacecraft. This ...

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has finally begun its roundabout journey to Mars. Launched on Nov. 13, 2025, ...

NASA is pressing pause on its planned Lunar Gateway space station, redirecting resources and attention toward putting astronauts on the Moon’s surface as fast as possible. The agency laid out the ...

A NASA spokesperson details the Avatar experiment set to take place on Artemis II during its trip around the moon. The ...

Far away on desolate Mars, a set of dust and rock samples awaits a ride that might never come. After years in limbo, NASA’s groundbreaking Mars Sample Return (MSR) programme, which was supposed to ...

NASA’s groundbreaking science missions, vital to exploring the cosmos and expanding humanity’s understanding of our place in the universe, are facing unprecedented threats. The White House has ...

In June, the White House released a budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 that slashed funding for NASA’s science programs by nearly 50 percent. Then, in July, the Trump administration began telling ...