The Latest Breaking News from NASA

Stuck astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA less than 5 months after extended spaceflight

One of NASA's two previously stuck astronauts has retired

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025

'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)

Interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says his plan to put a nuclear reactor on the moon is part of his plain to "get there first and claim that for America."

Space · Aug 6, 2025

Artemis 2 moon astronauts suit up and enter their Orion spacecraft together for 1st time

The four crewmembers of NASA's Artemis 2 mission donned their launch suits to conduct their first suited crew test together at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on July 31.

Space · Aug 6, 2025

An icy supervolcano eruption on Pluto may have left a massive crater on the frozen world

The caldera may have blasted out its cryomagma in a single explosive event, or it may have spread its eruptions over time.

Space · Aug 6, 2025

NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon's south pole

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to the moon's south pole.

Space · Aug 5, 2025

NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030

NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon, aiming to establish such a power outpost by 2030, according to Politico.

Space · Aug 5, 2025

NASA declares troubled Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter dead

NASA has stopped trying to revive its Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter, which went dark a day after its Feb. 26 launch.

Space · Aug 5, 2025

NASA Races To Put Nuclear Reactors On Moon And Mars

The United States is rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the Moon and Mars, and hopes to launch the first system by the end of the decade.

International Business Times · Aug 5, 2025

Nasa wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon, reports claim

Space agency has suggested that reliable power will be key to plans to live on the Moon and eventually Mars

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2025

Alien life on Mars or Europa could survive off cosmic rays instead of the sun, scientists suggest

Electrons released when cosmic rays strike water-ice can provide energy for microbes and facilitate the formation of complex organic molecules.

Space · Aug 5, 2025