NASA’s DART mission proved that a spacecraft can nudge an asteroid system in space, offering a real test of planetary defense ...

After postponing launch opportunities in February and March, the agency determined that four astronauts could proceed toward the first crewed lunar journey in more than 50 years.

Artemis 2 managers met over the past two days, conducting the mission's flight readiness review (FRR) ahead of rolling its ...

NASA's DART mission didn’t just change the orbit of Dimorphos, the asteroid it hit. It changed the orbit of the larger ...

In today’s newsletter: House Republican leaders plan a vote to pass a government funding package three days after a shutdown began. NASA delays its mission to send four astronauts on a journey around ...

A partial shutdown affecting much of the federal government began Saturday, but it is unlikely to last long. The shutdown is hitting huge parts of the government, including the Pentagon, the ...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the U.S. will return to the moon within President Donald Trump's second term. Isaacman said that will be key to unlocking an "orbital economy," which could ...

It came from the dark, quiet parts of interstellar space, maybe from a place where the sun doesn't have much of an effect. It could have been born near a star that is much older than our solar system.

Since early July, telescopes around the world have been tracking just our third confirmed interstellar visitor, the comet 3I/ATLAS—3I, for third interstellar, and ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact ...

A problem with the Mars Antenna, a giant NASA radio dish in California, has disrupted the Deep Space Network's spacecraft communication efforts, as well as asteroid studies, since Sept. 16, 2025.

After a long summer and fall of uncertainty, private astronaut Jared Isaacman has been renominated to lead NASA, and there appears to be momentum behind getting him confirmed quickly as the space ...