NASA grappling with planetary science funding shortfall
WASHINGTON — NASA’s planetary science program, while spared steep cuts proposed last year, is still facing a funding…
Saturn’s Rings Came From a Two-Moon Collision About 100 Million Years Ago, Study Says
Of the solar system’s planets, Saturn piques the human imagination with its signature rings and impressive moon count…
NASA to end support for planetary science groups
WASHINGTON — NASA is ending financial support for several planetary science groups as part of a broader drawdown…
No More Support For NASA SMD Planetary Science Division Analysis and Assessment Groups
NASA Science Mission Directorate Keith’s note: on 16 January 2026 NASA Planetary Science Division Director Louise M. Prockter:…
this is the science that will be lost
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover poses for a selfie after drilling a sample from Cheyava Falls, the arrowhead-shaped rock…
Flight Engineers Give NASA’s Dragonfly Lift
In sending a car-sized rotorcraft to explore Saturn’s moon Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will undertake an unprecedented voyage…
Unprecedented Image Shows 2 Protoplanets Smashing Into Each Other, Forming Giant Dust Cloud
In 2004, astronomers spotted a planet-like object orbiting Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the night sky.…
Voyager 2 Caught Uranus on a Bad Weather Day in 1986, Study Finds
When Voyager 2 made its historic flyby of Uranus in 1986, the spacecraft captured the best data humanity…
NASA Selects 2 Instruments for Artemis IV Lunar Surface Science
NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during…
Mysterious structures within Earth’s mantle may explain why we exist
Far below your feet, nearly 1,800 miles beneath oceans and continents, Earth carries two massive scars from its…