President Donald Trump enshrined the U.S. goal to put humans back on the moon by 2028 and defend space from weapon threats in ...

As the Trump administration plans to gut funding for space science programs, a new idea has launched: scientific-telescope-as ...

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Federal officials are set to testify Thursday morning before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to bolster domestic ...

In theory, leaner NASA oversight, greater use of off‑the‑shelf hardware and narrower science goals can cut costs while ...

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.

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission launches two small spacecraft to Mars to study magnetic fields, solar wind and the risks and limits of lower-cost space science.

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Whether space, health, technology or environment, here are the issues in science that the editors of Scientific American are ...

On the steps of the U.S. Capitol on a balmy October morning, a crowd of people sporting “Save NASA Science” buttons buzzes with anticipation. Among them stands Eli Orland, who likens America’s space ...

From Florida's Kennedy Space Center to Space Center Houston, the best space museums in the U.S. get you up close to rockets, ...