NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office sounds like something out of a disaster movie, but its work is far more methodical than cinematic. Instead of scrambling at the last minute, the office ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's spinning spacecraft studying the satellites of the solar system's largest celestial body (aside from the sun), may already ...

WASHINGTON — NASA is ending financial support for several planetary science groups as part of a broader drawdown of the agency’s advisory structure. In a Jan. 16 letter, Louise Prockter, director of ...

NASA has ordered a pause on all work by key planetary and astrophysics science committees due to recent executive orders by President Donald Trump. "As NASA continues to review and ensure compliance ...

The Solar System is far stranger than the simple classroom model suggests. Diamond rain, ice volcanoes, ancient storms, and ...

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch on Sunday, will study dark energy and discover a multitude of ...

When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an opportunity for NASA to improve its understanding of that planet's ...

Mark Clampin (center), director of NASA's astrophysics division, will serve as acting deputy associate administrator of science for the next year. Credit: NASA GSFC/Rebecca Roth WASHINGTON — ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Proposed Science Themes for NASA's Fifth New Frontiers Mission. Washington, DC: The National ...