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NASA's TRACERS Spacecraft starts early science measurements in Earth’s polar cusp

NASA’s TRACERS mission begins early science measurements in Earth’s southern polar cusp, tracking magnetic reconnection and ...

Lower-cost space missions are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price | The Conversation

In theory, leaner NASA oversight, greater use of off‑the‑shelf hardware and narrower science goals can cut costs while ...

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade. Maven ...

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 ...
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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's Hubble telescope gets another look at 3I/ATLAS. Here's what it found

New 3I/ATLAS images from NASA and the ESA suggest the interstellar comet is active as it approaches Earth in December.

NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one

NASA has lost contact with one its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars ...
E&E News

Senators rally behind NASA’s Earth science program

Lawmakers defended NASA research efforts Wednesday at a hearing on President Donald Trump's choice to lead the space agency.
Scientific American

NASA Faces Its Future at Jared Isaacman’s Confirmation Hearing

Jared Isaacman—the presumptive next leader of NASA—answered questions about his plans for the future of U.S. space ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Jared Isaacman has support of Planetary Society, other orgs in NASA bid

A coalition of space and science organizations has endorsed billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. President Donald Trump renominated Isaacman for the position after previously withdrawing the ...