The way this document is written suggests that when NASA scores bidders for the Mars Telecommunications Network, the addition of a camera or other scientific payloads won’t be a net positive. However, if they pose an overall risk to the mission, they would be a net negative.

Officials have directed the space agency to pause funds for a host of science missions the White House originally pushed to cancel in its 2026 budget request, according to a letter sent to the agency’s centers from NASA headquarters and obtained by POLITICO.

NASA is inviting the public to join 36 citizen science projects. Volunteers can help with discoveries from asteroids to Martian clouds. To join, email do-nasa-science-join@lists.nasa.gov with "Subscribe." NASA is allowing everyday citizens to take part in ...

Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.

The fight over NASA science funding has swung from existential alarm to cautious optimism in a matter of months. What once looked like a near-death experience for some of the agency’s most important missions now appears more like a close call, as ...

A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission. NASA aims to use the off-the-shelf device,

Withholding congressionally appropriated NASA science funds signals a broader crisis of democratic governance, not just

NASA’s Mike Fincke has publicly identified himself as the astronaut who had a concerning “medical event” that led to an early exit from the International Space Station.

STILL LOOKING FOR THE ATTACKER. TONIGHT. TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT NASA’S VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING. LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING TO FIND MIDDLE GROUND FOR A HOUSE BILL THAT INCLUDES FUNDING FOR NASA AND THE FUTURE OF THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM ROCKET. THE HOUSE ...

Anticipated summer launch is cutting it fine NASA has ended most science operations on its Swift observatory to keep the spacecraft in orbit a little longer.… The 21-year-old observatory's altitude has now dropped below 250 miles (400 kilometers) - it needs to sit above 185 miles (about 300 kilometers) to maximize the chances of an anticipated reboost mission.

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 proposed deep cuts to NASA’s budget in fiscal year 2026 ...

NASA associate administrator Amit Kshatriya and associate administrator of NASA Science Dr. Nicky Fox explain that "all evidence points" that is an interstellar comet and reveal a new image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).