NASA continues to test various robotic models in a simulated lunar surface as it works toward the goal of having humans back on the moon. The RASSOR (Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations ...

Breathtaking space pictures from NASA. A lime green cloud of gas stands out in the middle. Photo Credit: NASA. Bursts of lightning illuminate the bottom left and center of the image.

The team recently conducted a site preparation test using its counterrotating bucket drums to dig into simulated lunar dust and build a three-foot berm. "These bucket drums will be used on IPEx, ...

In 2006, a small, little-known company named Space Exploration Technologies Corporation — SpaceX, for short — won a NASA contract to ferry cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.

NASA scientists are in a state of anxious limbo after the Trump administration proposed a budget that would eliminate the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies as a standalone entity.

NASA's RASSOR (Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot) undergoes testing to extract simulated regolith, or the loose, fragmental material on the moon's surface, inside of the Granular ...

That leaves NASA with only an acting administrator at a time when a leader is most needed, says Byrne. “Having an administrator who is empowered to act by the Senate is someone we need right now ...

NASA spent more than double what it originally reported on taxpayer-funded union time — where federal employees perform union-related duties while being paid by the government — last year ...

In the study, scientists analyzed microorganisms growing in the NASA cleanrooms and discovered many of the new species had genes that made them resilient to decontamination and radiation.

NASA has successfully reactivated Voyager 1’s backup thrusters, unused since 2004, in what NASA is calling a "miracle save" for the 48 years old probe now in deep space.

The proposed plan would cut roughly 24% of NASA’s entire budget, while maintaining core Artemis program missions.Artemis, which was conceptualized by Trump in his first term, was designed to ...