The first crew permitted to leave Earth's orbit with their personal phones launched on Friday, Feb. 13 ...

NASA has awarded Vast the contract to fly the sixth Private Astronaut Mission to the International Space Station, a deal that positions the relatively young company alongside Axiom Space as one of ...

NASA has a funny way of framing bad news. On May 2, the White House released its topline budget numbers for fiscal year 2026 and the space agency was quick to respond—with applause. “President Trump’s ...

NASA vs SpaceX rockets compared on cost, technology, and performance, revealing how reusability and innovation reshape modern spaceflight missions.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will take a hiatus from its New Shepard spaceflights in Texas to develop a moon lander for NASA that will launch in Florida.

NASA has plans to send astronauts to Mars surprisingly soon, but their exact timeline is still rather vague for a number of ...

The Egg Nebula, located around 1,000 light years away, is home to a dying star entering last phase of its life.

NASA is accelerating plans to have a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. The Trump administration is accelerating plans to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a base for humans. The reactor ...

NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years won’t be getting underway this month after all. It had been targeting ...

WE’LL BRING THAT TO YOU LIVE WHEN IT HAPPENS. THE SEARCH FOR NASA’S NEW ADMINISTRATOR IS ON. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCED HE WAS PULLING HIS NOMINATION FOR BILLIONAIRE JARED ISAACMAN JUST DAYS ...

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