The real space science behind 'Project Hail Mary'

The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here's what NASA staff and other ...
Scientific American

NASA’s moon plans relegate space planes to an almost-forgotten future

After all these years, Dream Chaser—a commercial U.S. space plane—is still chasing the dream of spacecraft that can fly from orbit to airports ...

NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess

Artemis II’s journey around the moon, scheduled to conclude on Friday, has delivered stunning new images of our home world ...

SpaceX launch recap: Falcon 9 carries NASA resupply mission from Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft to the ISS Saturday morning, April 11.
Scientific American

White House budget seeks to scrap 54 major NASA science missions

Experts found that the White House budget request for the upcoming fiscal year could defund 54 NASA science missions, ...

Inside NASA's audacious plan to build a nuclear-powered moon base

The end of the historic Artemis II mission kicks off a race to establish a permanent human presence on the moon.

Science news this week: NASA announces nuclear rocket, space reproduction proves difficult, and why weed gives people the munchies

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...
Nature

Artemis II relied on European science: what that means for the region’s space ambitions

The Artemis II mission is a success for the European Space Agency, as well as for NASA. Will Europe crew its own lunar ...

NASA’s 1977 computers aboard Voyager are still working in interstellar space

Resurfaced footage released by YouTuber Gary Friedman shows some of the sturdy computing hardware that powered Voyager 1 and ...