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After a long summer and fall of uncertainty, private astronaut Jared Isaacman has been renominated to lead NASA, and there appears to be momentum behind getting him confirmed quickly as the space agency’s 15th administrator. It is possible, although far from a lock, the Senate could finalize his nomination before the end of this year.
Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick atmosphere, which kept it warm enough to support flowing water on its surface. So, what happened to the Red Planet, and could it happen to Earth?
STORY: NASA will send four astronauts on a ten-day voyage around the moon in 2026 - the latest step in a mission to land humans on the lunar surface for the first time in more than five decades. :: November 16, 2022 But the current Artemis program has ...
NASA faces backlash after claims it withheld high-resolution images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, as scientists and the public demand transparency over its unexplained brightening and missing data.
NASA is preparing to lock four people inside a simulated Martian outpost for more than a year. Yes, you heard that correctly. This is a very bold step that aims to mimic the challenges astronauts might face on the Red Planet. The crew will consist of two ...
Calls for the United States to return astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade have been increasingly loud and frequent, emanating from bipartisan lawmakers and science advocates alike. But underlying that drumbeat is a quagmire of epic proportions.
NASA has officially begun assembling the Artemis III moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center. Artemis III is the future mission that aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time in more than half a century, and the announcement, made in ...
Avi Loeb and lawmakers are calling on NASA to publish its full observations of 3I/ATLAS, making the data publicly accessible to promote transparency and address rising public questions about the possible extraterrestrial significance.