Advocates for space science research are concerned about job losses and cuts to funding at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. Marshall has lost about 350 people through the deferred resignation program established by the Trump administration as part of its cuts to federal agencies,

Two of NASA's giants of cosmic discovery have been named among the best inventions of the past quarter-century – at least, according to Time magazine. The media company recently assembled a list of the 25 "most iconic inventions" it has covered since ...

What does taking a selfie and going into space have in common? More than you might think. It turns out the camera in your cellphone made its way to you via space technology developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). In the early 1990s, a team ...

The Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for over a decade, searching for signs of past life. The James Webb Space Telescope allows scientists to see deeper into the universe than ever before. Curiosity launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2011 and ...

House and Senate appropriators have released the text of a spending bill that largely rejects the steep cuts the Trump administration proposed for NASA.

Space technology on Earth has gone from futuristic to foundational in our everyday lives. From satellite innovations that enable global communication to space science applications improving agriculture and medicine, the influence of outer space reaches ...

Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology suggests we'll soon have a new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Historically, the United States has been a world leader in aerospace endeavors in both the government and commercial sectors. A key factor in aerospace leadership is continuous development of advanced technology, which is critical to U.S. ambitions in ...