NASA
NASA Faces Budget Cuts and Disruptions at Town Hall Meeting
Introduction On June 26, 2025, senior leaders from NASA—Acting Administrator Janet Petro, Chief of ...
NASA Psyche Spacecraft Resumes Ion Thrusters with Backup Propulsion
After detecting a pressure anomaly in its primary xenon feed line, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft ...
Sally Ride’s Legacy Celebrated by Tam O’Shaughnessy
Introduction: A Pioneering Astronaut Sally Ride made history on June 18, 1983, as the ...
Another ISS Air Leak Strains Aging Hardware
After more than 27 years in orbit, the International Space Station (ISS) is once ...
Isaacman’s Vision: Agile NASA, Nuclear Propulsion, and Crew Mobility
Reform Agenda Rooted in Organizational Streamlining Jared Isaacman spent six months deeply embedded in ...
NASA’s Next Frontier in a Changing Political Landscape
Recap of the Discussion In our first Ars Live event of 2025, senior space ...
Senate Backs SLS and Lunar Gateway, Cuts NASA Science Funding
US Senate Pushes Back on White House’s Fiscal 2026 NASA Request As budget negotiations ...
US Science Threatened by Extreme Budget Cuts to Research
Missing the Big Picture in Federal Research Funding WASHINGTON, DC—The Trump administration’s proposed Fiscal ...
Trump’s NASA Budget Cuts Nuclear Propulsion: A Deeper Look
Picking favorites — the draconian cuts On June 2, 2025, the White House released ...
Trump Withdraws Isaacman Nomination for NASA Administrator
The White House has officially rescinded the nomination of private astronaut and billionaire entrepreneur ...
Debating NASA’s Mars Ambitions: Four Journalists Discuss
Join us at 2:30 pm Eastern on the livestream and ask questions about the ...
NASA’s Next Steps in Cislunar and Mars Exploration Post-SLS Cancellation
In its latest “skinny” budget submission, the White House Office of Management and Budget ...
NASA Struggles to Adjust ISS Operations After Budget Proposal
In May 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget unveiled a “skinny” ...
Astronaut Sees Lightning from ISS in Stunning Photos
"I am so amazed by the view we have up here of our Earth’s ...
White House FY2026 Budget Shifts Focus to Commercial Lunar Solutions
Budget Overview and NASA Funding Cuts On May 2, 2025, the White House Office ...
NASA’s Psyche Probe Faces Propulsion Glitch on Way to Asteroid
Overview of the Propulsion Anomaly NASA's Psyche spacecraft, currently about 150 million miles from ...
NASA’s High Launch Costs Despite Reusable Rockets
Launch Cost Trends and Market Dynamics Over the past three decades, the nominal price ...
GOP Veterans Criticize NASA Science Cuts
In early 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a ...
Synology Requires Branded Drives for Plus Series NAS
Leading NAS manufacturer Synology has confirmed that its higher-end NAS devices—the new Plus series ...
Synology Updates Drive Policy for NAS Flexibility
Synology, a prominent name in network-attached storage (NAS) systems, is gearing up to implement ...
Texas Plan to Reclaim Shuttle Discovery
In a politically charged initiative that interweaves Texas pride with national aerospace history, Senators ...
Tuesday Telescope: Is James Webb’s $10 Billion Investment a Cosmic Game-Changer?
There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a ...
Lunar Gateway’s Framework: Innovations and Challenges
After nearly a decade of oscillating mission objectives and complex engineering challenges, NASA has ...
NASA’s Scientific Leadership at Risk from Budget Cuts
The draft fiscal-year 2026 budget proposal released by the Trump White House signals a ...
Jared Isaacman: Pioneering Lunar and Deep Space
In a lengthy three‐hour Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on April ...
Starliner’s Rocky Journey: Thruster and Orbital Issues
Last summer, as Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft climbed toward the International Space Station (ISS), a ...
Tuesday Telescope: Exploring Mars’ Robotic Precision and Geological Wonders
In an era when pseudoscience and sensationalism often cloud our view of the cosmos, ...
Europe’s Renewed Drive to Reach Mars: ExoMars at a Crossroads
A 20-Year Journey Marked by Shifting Alliances The ExoMars program marks Europe’s third major ...
Curiosity Rover Finds Carbon Molecules on Mars
Discovery Overview NASA’s Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars: the longest ...
NASA to Intensify Testing Regimen for Starliner Thrusters Ahead of Next Launch
After a cautious return to Earth, NASA and Boeing remain dedicated to ensuring the ...