Fewer robots, more humans The House version of NASA’s fiscal year 2026 budget includes $9.7 billion for exploration programs, a […]
Category: solar system
We saw the heart of Pluto 10 years ago—it’ll be a long wait to see the rest
A 50-year wait for a second mission wouldn’t be surprising. Just ask Uranus and Neptune. Four images from New Horizons’ […]
Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid, but now it’s running in backup mode
The spacecraft, built by Maxar Space Systems, will operate its electric thrusters for the equivalent of three months between now […]
5 things in Trump’s budget that won’t make NASA great again
If signed into law as written, the White House’s proposal to slash nearly 25 percent from NASA’s budget would have […]
China extends its reach into the Solar System with launch of asteroid mission
Comet 311P/PanSTARRS was observed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2013 with a set of six comet-like tails radiating from […]
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid
An illustration depicts a NASA spacecraft approaching the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. Though there are no plans to mine Psyche, such […]
Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
More data will likely reduce the chance of an impact to zero. If not, we have options. Discovery images of […]
NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration
“We want to have the quickest, cheapest way to get these 30 samples back.” This photo montage shows sample tubes […]