New NASA head wants to build a nuclear reactor on the moon – but why?

A concept image of NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project NASA NASA is going to build a…

MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5 stickers on Ariane 6 rocket fairing

With MetOp-SG-A1 and Sentinel-5 launch scheduled for 13 August 2025 at 02:37 CEST (12 August 21:37…

Mars Express views Acheron Fossae’s western fringes

This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows the western edge of Acheron Fossae on Mars, a region packed…

When martian ground falls apart

Science & Exploration 06/08/2025 75 views 1 likes In its latest postcard from Mars, the European…

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Looks Back at Science Mission

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission with agency astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration…

What is NASA’s Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy?

Software designed to give spacecraft more autonomy could support a future where swarms of satellites navigate…

Second Lady Usha Vance, NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Celebrate Reading

Second Lady Usha Vance hosted a special Summer Reading Challenge event at NASA’s Johnson Space Center…

Surprise! Glaciers on Mars are made of mostly pure ice

View larger. | This image, taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), shows a glacier on…

First MetOp-SG satellite sealed within Ariane 6 fairing

Applications 05/08/2025 9 views 0 likes As preparations to launch Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1…

Can we send a spacecraft to intercept interstellar object 3I/ATLAS?

NASA’s Juno spacecraft could be sent to intercept the interstellar object NASA/JPL-Caltech An interstellar object currently…