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NASA is obviously a boys club, but according to a former high-ranking official, the agency is much more misogynist than we ever could have thought.

Former NASA Second-in-Command Says She Was Called Vile Sexist Slurs at Agency

By Noor Al-Sibai

China is hoping to leapfrog NASA by becoming the first nation to return Mars samples, SpaceNews reports, and by July 2031.

China Announces Plan to Obtain Mars Rocks Two Years Before NASA

By Victor Tangermann

According to leaked documents obtained by Ars Technica, NASA's plans to return astronauts to the surface on the Moon are in serious trouble.

Leaked Documents Show NASA’s Moon Landing Plans in Chaos

By Victor Tangermann

A new study suggests that Jupiter may be our solar system's hungriest hippo as it formed by eating a bunch of baby planets.

Voracious Jupiter Ate a Bunch of Baby Planets, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

The clock is ticking for Voyager 1 and 2. NASA says the Voyager vehicles will run out of power by 2025, ending a decades-long mission launched in 1977.

Tragedy! NASA Says the Voyager Space Probes are Powering Down

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Plans for the Russian Orbital Space Station (ROSS) are moving ahead but a top scientist says International Space Station modules could be contaminated.

International Space Station

Russian Scientist Complains That the ISS Is Tainted With Disgusting Pathogens

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's Office of Inspector General has released the final audit of the agency's efforts to build the Mobile Launcher 2 — and it doesn't pull any punches.

Scathing Report Admits NASA Is Years Behind Moon Landing Schedule

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has announced it is commissioning a study to examine reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), events in the sky that cannot be explained.

NASA Says It’s Officially Investigating UFO Reports

By Victor Tangermann

NASA suffered a tragic typo while trying to discuss the American-led Artemis Accords initiative, and Twitter had a field day.

NASA Mocked for Misspelling “New Zealand”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's development of its SLS has been mired in budget overruns and many years of delays, costing it tens of billions of dollars over the last eleven years.

Something Very Bad Might Be About to Go Down at NASA

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has unknowingly been traveling with a pet rock companion since at least early February, covering over five miles.

There’s a Rock Stuck in the Mars Rover’s Wheel, NASA Complains

By Victor Tangermann

Venus may have once been a life-supporting system, and NASA is looking to shed light on how Earth's "twin" came to be — and how, more sinisterly, it died.

NASA Plotting Journey Through the Hellish Atmosphere of Venus

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's Mars helicopter has run into a bit of trouble 28 successful flights and well over an entire dusty Earth year into its mission on the Red Planet.

Navigation Sensor on Mars Helicopter Dead, NASA Says

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has identified a top priority of what to study once on the Moon: the Gruithuisen Domes, two mysterious mounds that have scientists puzzled.

NASA Says It’s a Priority to Investigate Strange Domes on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Now, we get to see Curiosity's next fascinating discovery: two ancient "spikes" of cemented rock that almost look like the petrified remains of ancient trees.

NASA Rover Spots Extremely Weird Spikes on Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is still planning to fly at least one cosmonaut to the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket — if Roscosmos agrees to do the same.

Awkwardly, Russian Cosmonaut Still Scheduled for Space Station Launch With NASA Astronauts

By Noor Al-Sibai

A startup called SpinLaunch has been working to fling satellites into orbit via giant cannon for nearly a decade. Bad news: it won't work on humans.

Company Says Giant Cannon for Shooting Satellites Into Orbit Would Be Fatal for Astronauts

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA has chosen Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to develop the next generation of spacesuits capable of protecting astronauts during spacewalks.

NASA Inks Deals for Moonwalking Suits for Artemis Landings

By Victor Tangermann

During Ingenuity's 25th flight on April 18, the tiny Mars helicopter really outdid itself, covering just over 2,300 feet at a brisk 12 mph.

New Video Shows Mars Helicopter Screaming Across Alien Landscape

By Victor Tangermann

NASA said yesterday there's a big problem with the heat shield on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft Crew-5 is using and needs to be replaced.

SpaceX Replacing Defective Heat Shield Before Next Astronaut Launch

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's InSight Mars lander took "what is likely to be its final selfie," according to a NASA update, a heartbreaking end to a spectacular mission.

NASA Lander Looks Beat as Hell in Final Selfie Before Death

By Victor Tangermann

A March rumor that the Russians were going to abandon an American astronaut aboard the ISS made its way to the astronaut in question in an roundabout fashion.

NASA Astronaut Heard Rumor of Being Abandoned in Space From His Wife

By Noor Al-Sibai

That "door" on Mars is a rock formation on Mount Sharp and it's hilariously small. A new panorama taken by the Curiosity rover shows more detail.

It Turns Out That “Door” on Mars Is Hilariously Tiny

By Lonnie Lee Hood

During a talk on NASA's objectives for human space exploration, we got an early glimpse of what a 30 day mission to the surface of Mars could look like.

NASA Reveals Early Plans to Send Two Astronauts to Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA revealed that Insight's science operations are coming to a close later this summer. By December, they say, the lander will "become inoperative."

Goodnight Sweet Prince: NASA is Officially Killing Its Mars Lander

By Victor Tangermann

In a candid moment, the administrator of NASA said very plainly how he feels about the way China "steals" spacecraft designs from the US.

Head of NASA Accuses China of Being “Good at Stealing”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Apparently the photo of a "door" on the surface of Mars was cropped just so to make it seem like something much cooler than it really is.

Bad News! That “Door” on Mars Doesn’t Look Like Much When Zoomed Out

By Noor Al-Sibai

The classified payload Angara-1 rocket was supposed to deliver to orbit for Russia wasn't working after it launched last month. "Z" is painted on its side.

Advanced Transport

Russia Totally Screws Up Space Launch

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Astronauts who flew to the Interational Space Station with private space flight company Axiom were so busy during the mission it disrupted work for NASA.

Whiny Space Tourists Say They Were Too Busy on the Space Station

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's Curiosity rover snapped a picture of a foot-high rock feature on Mars that looks like an alien door or tomb entrance. Cue the conspiracies!

Mars Rover Spots Something That Looks an Awful Lot Like a Door

By Lonnie Lee Hood

SpaceX's Crew-3 splashed said they weren't too scared when Russia launched an anti-satellite missile test, nearly hitting the International Space Station.

NASA Astronauts Say There Was a Bright Side to Almost Getting Blown Up

By Lonnie Lee Hood

In a Crew-3 splashdown news conference one astronaut compared the three ships he's been on, built by SpaceX, NASA and Russia.

Astronaut Compares the SpaceX, NASA and Russian Spacecraft He’s Flown In

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Boeing and its supplier, Aerojet Rocketdyne, are playing the blame game as the May 19 launch date for Starliner approaches swiftly.

Boeing Reportedly Melting Down Over Disastrous Spacecraft

By Noor Al-Sibai

The SpaceX Starship 24 might have a problem with its payload door, according to photos on Twitter. Elon Musk is sending more Starlink satellites to orbit.

SpaceX Starship Spotted With What Looks Like a Janky Payload Door

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The James Webb Space Telescope just sent NASA a photo of a far-away neighboring galaxy. Scientific observations begin in July, says AP.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Provides Dazzling New Image of Neighboring Galaxy

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's plucky little Mars helicopter is once again having issues — but an ingenious workaround may have given it an extended lifespan.

NASA Is Now Running Into Serious Issues With Its Mars Helicopter

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers at Nanjing University in China say lunar soil may support long-term human life on the Moon because by providing resources like oxygen and fuel.

Scientists Say They’ve Figured Out How to Turn Moon Soil Into Spaceship Fuel and Oxygen

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA released creepy wailing noises made by a black hole in the Perseus Galaxy Cluster on Wednesday. Researchers have studied it since 2003.

Scientists Capture the Mournful Wailing of a Black Hole

By Lonnie Lee Hood

More and more pilots are coming out to publicly talk about what they saw in the time leading up to a report by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force.

Senators Reportedly Annoyed With Military for Not Taking UFOs Seriously

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Senior NASA Official Fears Getting “Stuck” on the Moon

Senior NASA Official Fears Getting “Stuck” on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has been bagging up dirt and rocks, allowing a future space mission to stop by, scoop them up, and bring them back to Earth.

Scientists Worried About Military Facility to Store NASA Mars Rocks

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency posted new photos of Mars' topography captured by the Mars Express. The depressions look like "fingernail" scratches.

Scientists: It’s As If Something With Huge “Fingernails” Scratched the Surface of Mars

By Lonnie Lee Hood

More than 30 residents reported a fireball and loud boom that turned out to be a meteor yesterday. Was it connected to that other asteroid?

Science & Energy

Residents Hear Loud Boom That Turns Out to Be a Meteor

By Lonnie Lee Hood

After breaking his promise to not trash talk Russia, former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly appears unable to shut up.

Former Astronaut Muzzled by NASA Unloads on Russia Again

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready to start peering into deep space later this year, having completed its alignment phase.

James Webb Space Telescope

Huzzah! The James Webb Is Fully Aligned and Ready to Spy on Deep Space

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter has gone far and beyond its original task of completing five flights on the surface of the Red Planet.

NASA Scientists Thrilled to Spot Wreckage From Mars Helicopter

By Victor Tangermann

Mars Helicopter Flies Over NASA Wreckage

Mars Helicopter Flies Over NASA Wreckage

By Victor Tangermann

Firebrand ex-astronaut Scott Kelly is again assailing Russia amid the country's invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

Former NASA Astronaut Says Russian Cosmonauts Are Being “Brainwashed”

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA is still deciding on whether to take a Russian cosmonaut along for the ride on a SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the ISS later this year.

NASA Deciding Whether Russian Cosmonaut Is Allowed on SpaceX Launch

By Victor Tangermann

Head of NASA Completely Bemused by Question from “Angry Astronaut”

Head of NASA Completely Bemused by Question from “Angry Astronaut”

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA captured video this week of Phobos, one of two Martian moons, and it completes a slow death spiral and will eventually crash into Mars' surface.

NASA Says One of Mars’ Moons Is Going to Crash Into Its Surface

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The military tensions between the US and Russia have not harmed the countries' relationship aboard the ISS — at least, that's what NASA's saying.

International Space Station

NASA Head: Things Are Fine on ISS Despite Russian “Slaughter”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Space company Astrobotic has unveiled the Peregrine Lander, the first US lunar lander designed to touch down on the Moon since the Apollo missions.

NASA Contractor Unveils First US Lunar Lander Since Apollo Missions

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's SLS rocket for the Artemis I uncrewed Moon mission is having problems, including a liquid hydrogen leak during the last wet dress rehearsal.

Advanced Transport

NASA’s Tests of Its Mega Moon Rocket Aren’t Not Going Particularly Well

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The crew on the SpaceX Crew Dragon are currently docked at the International Space Station and will have to wait a couple of days before returning to Earth.

The SpaceX Tourists Can’t Leave the Space Station Quite Yet, NASA Says

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Things are getting more and more like "Star Trek" every day as NASA transports doctor holograms into space.

Hologram Doctors Visit Space Station For The First Time Ever

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA accidentally tweeted and then deleted a photo of a model in a pink bikini and a link to a Bloomberg story about fashion giant Shein.

NASA Accidentally Posts Bikini Picture

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has made a spectacular new observation: the comet with the largest nucleus ever discovered, measuring 80 miles across.

Science & Energy

Absolute Unit! The Largest Comet Ever Spotted Is Headed Our Way

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at the agency's jet propulsion lab in California, chained himself to a JP Morgan Chase bank last week to protest government inaction on climate change.

NASA Scientist Fights Off Tears Over Impending Disaster

By Lonnie Lee Hood

NASA is hoping to launch a spacecraft to investigate a massive metal-rich asteroid called Psyche, which experts estimate to be worth $10 quintillion.

NASA Shows Off Spacecraft Visiting $10 Quintillion Asteroid

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX Watchers Spot Starship Cargo Bay Doors at Launch Facility

SpaceX Watchers Spot Starship Cargo Bay Doors at Launch Facility

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has made a fascinating discovery on Sol 401, 412 Earth days since landing on the Red Planet: the remains of its parachute.

NASA Rover Finds Its Own Parachute in Martian Desert

By Victor Tangermann

According to NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who returned inside a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, everybody simply got on with their jobs.

NASA Astronaut Says He Candidly Discussed Ukraine Invasion With Cosmonauts

By Victor Tangermann

New reporting from Scientific American leaves open the possibility that NASA could still change the name of the James Webb Space Telescope.

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA May Still Rename James Webb Telescope Over Homophobia Controversy

By Jon Christian