Four astronauts launched on Friday en route to the International Space Station. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:03 p.m. Eastern time from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This is ...

Hundreds of NASA employees — about 5% of the workforce — signed up for President Donald Trump's deferred resignation offer earlier this month, the space agency said Wednesday afternoon.

NASA confirmed Thursday that the space agency may have sidestepped the sweeping layoffs it was expected to implement this week, potentially saving hundreds of newly hired employees and career ...

NASA told its staff Monday that the space agency will start cutting its ranks − including the office of its chief scientist − as part of a "broader governmentwide restructuring effort.

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NASA has abruptly closed its chief-scientist office, along with 2 other offices, firing 23 employees. The 10 March action leaves the agency without a way of feeding independent science advice to ...

However, by the end of the day, there were no reports of layoffs of any magnitude across NASA facilities. Some said they were told that their specific centers, such as the Goddard Space Flight ...

Rockets launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, which is an hour east of Orlando theme parks. Godspeed, Athena. A Falcon 9 is set to launch a ...

The likely next leader of NASA, private astronaut and pilot Jared Isaacman, has kept a low profile since the announcement last year that he was President Donald Trump's choice to lead the space ...

Debris that small, which cannot currently be detected from ... NASA's Hubble Provides Bird's-Eye View of Andromeda Galaxy's Ecosystem Feb. 27, 2025 — Located 2.5 million light-years away ...

"These public servants — many of whom are just starting their careers — represent the future of NASA." After the space community braced for a brutal shake-up at NASA this week, a last-minute ...

NASA's Artemis campaign envisions the moon as being a crucial pit stop to prepare U.S. astronauts and their vehicles to travel onward to Mars. The U.S. company that made history in 2024 with an ...