NASA has long been a driving force in the pursuit of knowledge about space, technology, and the Earth itself. Founded with the mission to explore outer space, the agency has continually pushed the boundaries of human understanding.

Learn about past and upcoming Mars missions, NASA's role in Mars exploration, and the future of human space travel, including technological innovations and challenges.

Near the Sun, where extreme heat is abundant, similar methods could, in principle, extract oxygen from CO₂ without added energy input. That means a comet or an interstellar body might generate its own power using internal compounds—CO, CO₂, and H₂O—as natural propellants.

NASA’s premier research hub, the flagship science center, is reportedly “sinking” due to the ongoing government shutdown. Critics argue that this deterioration not only threatens the center’s infrastructure but may also be a violation of federal laws that govern facility maintenance and employee furloughs.

ESCAPADE is overseen by the University of California Berkeley, who named the spacecraft’s onboard satellites Blue and Gold after the school’s colors. In addition to its primary objectives, the spacecraft will be the first to reach Mars using a new trajectory path.

NASA’s groundbreaking science missions, vital to exploring the cosmos and expanding humanity’s understanding of our place in the universe, are facing unprecedented threats. The White House has proposed deep cuts to NASA’s budget in fiscal year 2026 ...

Back on planet Earth, and deep inside a pitch-black, sulfuric cave on the Albanian-Greek border, we reported on a study that discovered a spider "megacity" — containing over 111,000 arachnids forming a web that may be the largest ever found.

Ahead of Jared Isaacman’s renomination for the position of NASA’s administrator, a dispute between him and its acting chief Sean Duffy spilled into the open, with potentially profound consequences for the U.

Leaked images hint at a dusty spacecraft; Avi Loeb fuels speculation, but NASA dismisses alien claims. Comet's brightening, Hubble captures, and tail jets unpacked.

Jared Isaacman's radical plans for NASA have suddenly come to light, and sources allege that Acting Administrator Sean Duffy may be behind the leak.