NASA’s planetary science program is still facing a funding shortfall that requires “strategic choices” about which missions to continue.

The surface of asteroid Bennu has long left questions for scientists after a NASA planetary science mission showed the asteroid was actually more rough and jagged than previously expected.

NASA scientists say they have finally pinned down why asteroid Bennu looks so jagged and chaotic up close. Images and ...

Yahoo Racing is powered by Motorsport Network, providing expert reporting, analysis, and insider access across the world’s top racing series. A huge NASA rover streaking toward Mars to investigate the ...

The government may be shut down, but space exploration advocates are still pleading NASA's case on Capitol Hill. On Monday (Oct. 6), the nonprofit Planetary Society held a "day of action" to urge ...

NASA’s groundbreaking science missions, vital to exploring the cosmos and expanding humanity’s understanding of our place in the universe, are facing unprecedented threats. The White House has ...

A 2022 NASA mission changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its companion. New data shows their joint orbit around ...

Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect it—a test to prove humanity could protect Earth from threatening space rocks.

A "Save NASA Science" Day of Action convened nearly 300 space advocates on Capitol Hill to press lawmakers for the protection of NASA's science budget. The advocacy specifically addressed the 2026 ...

I’m a planetary scientist who was born the year of Sputnik’s launch. Over the course of my 40-year career, I’ve witnessed not one but at least five separate revolutions that fundamentally transformed ...

Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space industry in the past year. Started in 2017, our annual celebration recognizes ...

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