NASA is confronting a rare double setback at Mars, with one long-serving orbiter suddenly falling silent and another aging ...

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From plasma engines that could turn months of travel into weeks to the first blueprints for ships that will outlive their ...

Electrical sparks inside Martian dust devils have been detected for the first time, reshaping how scientists understand the planet’s atmosphere and climate. On Mars, strong winds routinely generate ...

Futurist Michio Kaku sees humans doing ballet on Mars and projecting their brains into the cosmos. And aliens? Oh, they're ...

"We are faced with another space race," Jared Isaacman, NASA's new administrator, told NBC News after he was sworn in on ...

The story of Mars exploration is a 60-year saga of triumph, failure, and relentless discovery. This video charts the journey ...

A year-end recap of 2025 in space, covering NASA leadership changes, space policy, major missions, scientific discoveries and key events across orbit and beyond.

The world’s most advanced deep-space capsule, the Orion, is set to speed astronauts around the Moon, a trek that could ...

NASA’s Johnson Space Center achieved key 2025 milestones, including Artemis II Orion stacking, lunar payload deliveries, ...

NASA teams are testing drones, robot dogs, and new flight software in America’s toughest deserts to prepare for the ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover may soon set a record for the longest distance driven on another planet.