The U.S. wants to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, but the first challenge is finding an ideal spot.

The Mastcam-Z instrument, a pair of zoom-capable cameras on Perseverance's neck-like mast, allows scientists to capture ...

"The planet gets in the way from the point of view of any one spacecraft, so we had to spread them around the planet to look ...

The U.S. planetary science community is sounding the alarm about plans to discard a nuclear technology that has powered ...

Engineering contractor KBR said on Wednesday it had secured a $2.46 billion contract from the National Aeronautics and Space ...

The Mastcam-Z camera on NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the Martian moon Phobos as it eclipsed the sun. Credit: ...

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman recently captured footage of auroras over South Pacific Ocean, which she shared on social. The ...

No great endeavor ever undertaken since the beginning of civilization has not had people saying it can’t or shouldn’t be done ...

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on Aug. 5, 2025, to build a nuclear fission reactor for deployment on the lunar surface in 2030. Doing so ...

HOUSTON—The largest radar reflector antenna ever assigned to a NASA mission has been successfully deployed, the space agency ...

July 31, 2025 Officials-in-Charge of Headquarters Offices Directors, NASA Centers FROM: Acting Administrator NASA SUBJECT: ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover stationed on Mars spotted a dome-shaped rock with a striking resemblance to a helmet used during ...