With 15,000 workers furloughed and funds uncertain, NASA focuses on one mission — return to the moon

The space agency has been grappling with budget uncertainties and a talent exodus even before the shutdown. But NASA’s moon ...

One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo

NASA has thrown a lifeline to scientists working on a mission to visit an asteroid that will make an unusually close flyby of the Earth in 2029, reversing the Trump administration's previous plan to ...

Do rockets still launch during a government shutdown? How NASA could feel the effects

NASA is not immune to the effects of a government shutdown if congressional leaders fail to reach an agreement before ...

NASA, Smithsonian say Discovery shuttle must be disassembled to move

Even still, according to a letter from the Smithsonian to Congress, the institute has been asked to work with NASA to prepare ...
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NASA Rover Appears to Catch Photo of Mysterious Interstellar Object From Surface of Mars

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has seemingly managed to snap images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it made its flyby of ...

NASA furloughs 83% of its federal workforce, more than 15,000 workers, during government shutdown

NASA furloughed more than 15,000 employees when the federal government shut down Wednesday, but mission control operations ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon

The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of ...

Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, Blue Origin, NASA launch schedule at Cape Canaveral

The Cape's October launch schedule will feature the usual heavy dose of SpaceX Starlink internet satellite missions, along ...