"Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build" debuts Nov. 5, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS. "Operation Space Station: Science and ...

Using NASA's Swift spacecraft, an international team of astronomers have performed X-ray observations of a classical nova ...

NASA's revolutionary new Dream Chaser spaceplane is finally ready to fly, but not in the way it was first intended. The Dream Chaser is on track for its first orbital flight in late 2026, but it won't ...

The first images from Mars of the Manhattan-sized interstellar object 3I/ATLAS have been released as NASA has gone radio silent due to the government shutdown. Glowing in the Martian sky, 3I/ATLAS was ...

For decades, NASA has increasingly leaned on corporate contractors to develop the spacecraft it uses to explore the solar system. Triumphs have included SpaceX’s Dragon vehicles, which can now ...

As predicted, interstellar object 3I/ATLAS came within spitting distance of the surface of Mars as it continued blazing its path through the solar system. The mysterious object, widely believed to be ...

A U.S. government shutdown has furloughed over 15,000 nonessential NASA employees. Essential operations, including support for the International Space Station and Artemis moon missions, will continue.

SEATTLE — A woman with Western Washington roots was chosen by NASA to join the next astronaut candidate class. Lauren Edgar, 40, is an experienced geologist who considers Sammamish her home and went ...

National Public Radio is ramping up its fundraising efforts during its first day without federal funding and an uncertain future ahead with a GOP-controlled Congress. “Today marks the first day in ...

Erin Poff is a development writer in the donor relations department at The Heritage Foundation. After almost 20 years, PBS is reviving its fan-favorite “Reading Rainbow” kids educational show—this ...

The vast majority of NASA's employees could be furloughed and all but its most critical operations – including management of the International Space Station – are likely to be paused. Many NASA ...