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 ...

NASA astronaut comes home after circling Earth 3,920 times

Kim officially became an astronaut in 2017. Expedition 72 and Expedition 73 marked Kim’s first visit to the ISS, where he ...

NASA loses contact with Mars orbiter MAVEN

NASA has lost contact with MAVEN, a spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for more than 11 years and one of only three ...
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NASA's Chandra telescope uses 'X-arithmetic' to reveal how black holes shape galaxy clusters (images)

A novel "X-arithmetic" technique reveals how black holes shape the universe's largest structures.

Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs

In theory, leaner NASA oversight, greater use of off‑the‑shelf hardware and narrower science goals can cut costs while launching more missions and increasing the total science return. If ESCAPADE ...
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Defending NASA science in the face of sweeping budget cuts

By May, that uncertainty turned to dread as the administration released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2026, one that ...

NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade

NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade. Maven abruptly stopped ...

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 ...
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NASA's next-gen Roman Space Telescope is fully built. Could it launch earlier than expected?

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now fully assembled and ready to begin launch preparations this summer.

NASA rover detects electric discharges like 'mini-sonic booms' on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...