KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket pierced the Wednesday morning sky as it launched three spacecraft from NASA and NOAA that will study the solar system’s “bubble,” collect information on ...

Over the decades, a "Whipple Shield" came into wide use for mitigating space debris impacts. This structure was introduced by American astronomer Fred Whipple back in the 1940s and is still in use ...

Space suits are complex life-support systems designed to provide oxygen, pressure, and protection against radiation and ...

NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland wants to remedy that by leading the search for the perfect small, portable X-ray machine to fly into space. Three NE Ohio organizations — NASA, Cuyahoga ...

The flight will look for undiscovered mineral areas and hopefully advance geological science. In late August 2025, at Edwards Air Force Base in California, pilot Kirt Stallings sat suited up and ready ...

NASA has furloughed more than 15,000 employees, 83% of its federal workforce, as a result of the government shutdown. A plan sent to the Office of Management and Budget details NASA’s shutdown ...

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If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...

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 ...

Sierra Space had been looking to join SpaceX and Northrop Grumman as one of three commercial resupply partners for NASA aiming to fly its Dream Chaser spacecraft to the International Space Station.

NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex remains open during the government shutdown. Admission to Kennedy Space Center starts at $77 for adults and $67 for kids. Senior and military discounts are ...