NASA may not be able to move forward three planned Venus missions as budget pressures force difficult trade-offs across its ...

Planetary exploration may be about to get a major speed boost. Researchers tested a semi-autonomous robot that can move from ...

Daejeon, South Korea, and Vilnius, Lithuania, 2 June 2025 – Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics), a leading small satellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, has been selected by the Institute ...

The ice giant Uranus is one of the most fascinating objects in the solar system, with its sideways rotation, intricate ring ...

Artemis II, NASA's first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years, represents a shift from short visits toward ...

Artemis II, NASA's first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years, launched Wednesday, April 1. It represents a shift ...

NASA released Sept. 21 an image of Neptune taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, showing storms in the planet's atmosphere and its ring system. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI HELSINKI — Scientists ...

Liftoff of the Long March 3B Y110 from Xichang, carrying the Tianwen-2 spacecraft into orbit, May 28, 2025. Credit: CASC HELSINKI — China launched its second planetary exploration mission Wednesday, ...

NASA faces the possibility of steep cuts again as the FY 2027 budget request proposes a 23% reduction in overall funding and ...

The Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 will assess key scientific questions in planetary science and astrobiology, identify priority medium- and large-class missions and other ...

The Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP) monitors progress implementing the planetary protection guidelines associated with priority programs and missions identified in the National Academies ...

Although the Trump administration will not publicly release its budget request for at least a few more weeks, senior agency officials are starting to be briefed on the president’s priorities. This ...