The Latest Breaking News from NASA Johnson Space Center

Trump Wants a Space Academy. Houston's Already Lobbying For It

Trump's new commission has 120 days to design a US Space Academy. Houston wants it, but cost and NASA's Latino hiring gap remain open.

Latin Times · Sep 1

Forensic Psychologist Assesses Donald Trump's Public Speeches for Potential 'Neurological Issues'

Dr. John Paul Garrison analyses Trump's movements during a NASA speech, suggesting possible neurological signs, while emphasising no diagnosis is made.

International Business Times UK · Sep 1

'It's going to be beautiful': President Trump signs order to create US Space Academy

President Trump just signed an executive order creating the U.S. Space Academy, which will train students for a career studying, exploring, exploiting or helping to protect the final frontier.

Space · Aug 28

50-year-old NASA jet crashes in flames on Texas runway — taking it out of the Artemis II mission

New footage shows one of NASA's WB-57 research jets spewing out flames and smoke as it skids across a runway during an emergency landing near Houston. The veteran aircraft was due to play a small role in the Artemis II mission.

LiveScience · Jan 29

This new NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space

Anna Menon, one of NASA's 10 new astronaut candidates, already has a spaceflight under her belt — SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission to Earth orbit in September 2024.

Space · Sep 23, 2025

NASA unveils 10 new astronauts for missions to the moon — and maybe Mars

NASA revealed the members of its 2025 astronaut class, the 24th group in the agency's history — some of whom may be among the first people to set foot on Mars.

Space · Sep 22, 2025

'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu contains dust older than the solar system itself — and traces of interstellar space

The near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains stardust that is older than the solar system and clues about its violent history, three new studies of the asteroid's sample materials show.

LiveScience · Aug 25, 2025

Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years

Astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore is leaving NASA after a quarter-century of service. Wilmore spent a total of 464 days off Earth during his three spaceflights.

Space · Aug 6, 2025

Is NASA ready for the Red Planet? US senator's 'Mission to MARS Act' aims to modernize Johnson Space Center

Texas is positioning itself at the forefront of human spaceflight research with a $1 billion proposal to upgrade NASA's Johnson Space Center for missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Space · May 15, 2025

WATCH: Stranded Astronauts Rejoice as SpaceX Crew Arrives at International Space Station

NASA's two stranded astronauts were overjoyed to welcome the SpaceX crew, representing the U.S., Japan and Russia, to the ISS on Sunday.

Latin Times · Mar 16, 2025