NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.

Astronomers do not know where thousands of “city-killer” asteroids are, Nasa’s head of planetary defence has admitted.

Officials have directed the space agency to pause funds for a host of science missions the White House originally pushed to cancel in its 2026 budget request, according to a letter sent to the ...

NASA has selected UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography to lead the Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) ...

Two new satellite missions will help NASA scientists better understand Earth and improve the ability to foresee environmental ...

Thousands of “city killer” asteroids remain undetected, NASA warns, and no ready spacecraft exists to stop one. A recent close call exposed gaps that scientists say still leave Earth vulnerable.

Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to ...

The Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) team was one of two teams selected out of four finalists for NASA’s Earth System ...

The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) 2 spacecraft is one of many science missions at NASA targeted for termination in the 2026 budget request. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech WASHINGTON — Comments by NASA’s ...

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a 21-year-old space telescope that has tracked gamma-ray bursts and cosmic explosions since 2004, is losing altitude fast enough that the agency has suspended ...