These missions have disclosed the scientific qualities of other worlds, as well as the look and feel of them, to all humanity, and for posterity too. Most of these missions, including nine of the 11 that have landed on Mars,

NASA says it is continuing to prepare for a possible Artemis 2 launch as soon as February, but with remarkably little publicity for the historic mission.

On Monday, Congress made good on those promises, releasing a $24.4 billion budget plan for NASA as part of the conferencing process, when House and Senate lawmakers convene to hammer out a final budget. The result is a budget that calls for just a 1 percent cut in NASA’s science funding, to $7.25 billion, for fiscal year 2026.

Five American astronauts have 10 spacewalks under their belt to date: Bob Behnken, Stephen Bowen, Chris Cassidy, Michael Lopez-Alegria and Peggy Whitson. The world record is 16, held by cosmonaut Anatoly Solevyev.

NASA's SPHEREx telescope unveiled its first full-sky map of the universe, combining more than 100 infrared observations into one dazzling mosaic. Half a year after first opening its eyes to the cosmos, NASA 's SPHEREx spacecraft has unveiled its first complete, all-sky mosaic of the universe.

NASA employees now have another incentive to outperform for new agency head Jared Isaacman: rides in his private F-5 jets.

Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic Apollo era ended.

NASA begins demolishing outdated facilities in Alabama as new administrator Jared Isaacman launches major infrastructure modernization efforts for space exploration.