In our analysis this week, we look at how NASA's proposed budget would slash the agency's science division by nearly 50%.

America's space agency NASA faces a major staff reduction. Over two thousand senior employees are leaving. Budget cuts threaten key missions like lunar and Mars projects. China's space program is ...

White House takes aim at several projects failing to meet cost and schedule estimates—and several more that aren’t.

The aerospace giant says it can revive Mars Sample Return with a leaner, lower-cost approach drawing on proven designs.

NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the ...

The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it ...

The spacecraft grabbed so much of the asteroid Bennu, its sample-collection device got jammed. Now the material is safe and sound. A series of images from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the ...

NASA's asteroid sample reveals key chemistry that could lead to life Asteroid Bennu keeps delivering new discoveries.

Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that shed light on how life arose.

NASA's first asteroid sample has already delivered surprising findings about the early solar system and where the asteroid might have come from.

Early analysis of the asteroid Bennu sample returned by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed dust rich in carbon, nitrogen, and organic compounds, all of which are essential components for life ...

After months of waiting, NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return container is unlocked — and the space agency has weighed the total Bennu sample.