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 ...
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NASA’s Wise scientist says he has found the Star of Bethlehem

The search for the biblical Star of Bethlehem has long hovered between faith and astronomy, but a new claim from a NASA comet ...

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 ...

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 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 ...
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MAVEN falls silent as NASA investigates unexpected communications failure at Mars

NASA lost contact with the MAVEN Mars orbiter after it passed behind the planet. The agency is investigating the cause while reviewing the mission’s role in Mars science and rover communications ...

New report outlines science priorities for human Mars exploration

As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, ...
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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
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Red jellyfish floating above storms freak out the internet — NASA reveals the science behind the shock

Strange jellyfish lights that appeared above thunderstorms around the world recently had people talking online. Many were ...