NASA astronaut who was stuck at the space station for months retires within a year of returning

NASA’s Suni Williams — one of two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station — has retired. The space ...

Will gravity disappear from Earth on August 12? NASA reveals truth behind bizarre conspiracy theory

The far-flung “Project Anchor” conspiracy theory claims that NASA is preparing for Earth to “lose” gravity on August 12, 2026 ...
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NASA launches Pandora telescope, taking JWST's search for habitable worlds to a new level

The James Webb telescope's search for habitable exoplanets is getting a big boost from its new star-watching companion, ...
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NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet

NASA's plans for Mars sample return are effectively cancelled as part of a bill approved by the U.S. Congress, ending efforts ...

Inside NASA’s plan to defeat moon dust. (And why it matters more than you think.)

Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away.

Congress approves $24.4 billion 2026 budget for NASA, rejecting deep cuts proposed by Donald Trump

President Donald Trump is expected to sign the legislation, H.R. 6938, that would provide NASA with a $24.4 billion budget ...
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After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter today

MAVEN has remained silent since Dec. 6 despite repeated attempts to contact it, according to NASA. As part of the recovery ...

NASA closes Goddard Space Flight Center library as it dismantles astronomy infrastructure

The closure of NASA's largest research library at Goddard Space Flight Center represents a deliberate attack on scientific ...
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Congress passes $24.4 billion NASA budget, rejecting Trump's deep cuts

"Today, we sent funding bills to the president's desk that reject the steep cuts he wanted and protect investments that ...

Eric Schmidt’s space telescope is another boost to private cosmic science

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, recently announced that they would finance, out of their own pocket, a ...

US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts ...

Defying Trump’s NASA proposal, Congress looks to maintain budget, including science, near current levels

Last year President Trump pitched a severe chop to NASA’s proposed annual budget for 2026, but the House and Senate on Monday released an appropriations bill that would mostly ignore those cuts. The ...