Shutdown could soon slow preparations for Artemis 2
SpaceNews · 28 Oct 2025
Preparations for NASA’s Artemis 2 launch could soon grind to a halt if the nearly month-long government shutdown continues, one industry executive warned.
The astronaut who filmed the Dream is Alive
SpaceNews · 23 Oct 2025
In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Terry Hart, former NASA astronaut and mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Hart reflects on the triumphs of early shuttle missions, the lesson...
Musk criticizes Duffy amid NASA leadership debate
SpaceNews · 22 Oct 2025
SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk hurled insults at NASA’s acting administrator a day after complaints that the company was behind schedule on its Artemis lunar lander.
Duffy says NASA will open Artemis 3 lander contract to competition
SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2025
NASA’s acting administrator says he will “open up the contract” SpaceX holds to land astronauts on the moon for the Artemis 3 mission because the company has fallen behind schedule.
Webb spots greedy supermassive black hole in early Universe
ESA · 20 Oct 2025
Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed an actively growing supermassive black hole within a galaxy just 570 million years after the Big Bang. Part of a class of small, very distant g...
Isaacman Back in the Running for NASA Administrator
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Oct 2025
Jared Isaacman is among a group of candidates being interviewed by NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy to take the top job at the agency on a permanent basis. President Trump
More layoffs at JPL
SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2025
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will lay off 550 employees this week, the latest round of job cuts at the space science center.
Momentus wins two NASA contracts to fly tech demo payloads
SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2025
Momentus announced Oct. 9 two new contracts with NASA to carry payloads to test in-space manufacturing and an advanced propulsion system on its Vigoride spacecraft.
Lockheed Martin adapting to a faster space race
SpaceNews · 9 Oct 2025
In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss speaks with Robert Lightfoot, president, space at Lockheed Martin and former NASA associate administrator.
Scientists Make the Case for NASA Science
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 8 Oct 2025
Government shutdown notwithstanding, 20 scientific organizations and the Congressman who represents NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center made the case for NASA science during a rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. At
Shutdown Continues With No Immediate End in Sight
SpacePolicyOnline.com · 3 Oct 2025
The Senate again failed to pass a Continuing Resolution today to reopen government agencies like NASA that are closed due to a lapse in appropriations. They plan to try again
NASA’s newest astronauts will have to be willing to wait
SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025
Lauren Edgar thought she had missed out on becoming an astronaut again. Earlier this year, friends at the Johnson Space Center gave Edgar, a planetary scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey who had applied to be an astr...
SERVIR lives on through concerted global campaign
SpaceNews · 3 Oct 2025
Leaders of SERVIR gathered at NASA headquarters in February to mark the 20th anniversary of the NASA–U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) program, which helps developing nations tackle environmental challeng...
At IAC, global space cooperation meets American space dominance
SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025
As the global space community gathered to discuss exploration and cooperation, one theme emerged: how countries are adapting to changes in policies, budgets and leadership at NASA.
Preparations on track for second New Glenn launch
SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025
Preparations for the second launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, carrying a NASA Mars mission, remain on track for liftoff in the next few weeks.
China and U.S. take initial steps toward space-traffic coordination
SpaceNews · 2 Oct 2025
SYDNEY, Australia – Yesterday, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) contacted NASA about a potential on-orbit collision. The CNSA message read, “We would like to recommend you hold still and we’ll do the maneuver,” Alv...
NASA, Blue Origin Invite Media to Attend Mars Mission Launch
NASA · 30 Sep 2025
NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. The twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will study the solar wind’s int...
NASA, International Partners Deepen Commitment to Artemis Accords
NASA · 30 Sep 2025
NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis Accords — practical principles designed to guide the responsib...
What’s Up: October 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA
NASA · 30 Sep 2025
A supermoon, and meteor showers from the Draconids and Orionids A supermoon takes over the sky, the Draconid meteor shower peeks through, and the Orionid meteor shower shines bright. Skywatching Highlights Transcript Wha...
Helio Highlights: October 2025
NASA · 30 Sep 2025
Since we all have a relationship with the Sun, it is important to learn about how it impacts our lives. NASA’s Heliophysics Education Activation Team (HEAT) teaches people of all ages about the Sun, covering everything f...
NASA signs US-Australia Agreement on Aeronautics, Space Cooperation
NASA · 30 Sep 2025
At the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney this week, representatives from the United States and Australia gathered to sign a framework agreement that strengthens collaboration in aeronautic...
Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
NASA · 30 Sep 2025
During its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 30, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured some of the most detailed imagery ever of Io’s volcanic surface. In this image, taken by the JunoCam instrument from about...
OSDR and PSI Unveil New Consolidated Website
NASA · 30 Sep 2025
The Open Science Data Repository (OSDR) and Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) has a new home. As part of NASA’s website consolidation initiative, the OSDR and PSI site have officially transitioned to the Biological and...
OSDR and PSI Unveil New Consolidated Website
NASA · 30 Sep 2025
The Open Science Data Repository (OSDR) and Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) has a new home. As part of NASA’s website consolidation initiative, the OSDR and PSI site have officially transitioned to the Biological and...
International Space Station: Launching NASA and Humanity into Deep Space
NASA · 30 Sep 2025
Curiosity and the desire to explore are traits deeply rooted in human nature. Space exploration is no exception; it reflects humanity’s timeless drive to seek new horizons, challenge our limits, and understand our univer...
Making High Fidelity Fluxgate Cores for Space Science and Space Weather Missions
NASA · 30 Sep 2025
A NASA-sponsored team at the University of Iowa (UI) is restoring and advancing the nation’s capability to make high-fidelity magnetic field measurements needed to investigate space weather that can impact our communicat...
Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster
NASA · 29 Sep 2025
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Sept. 12, 2025, features a cloudy starscape from an impressive star cluster. This scene is in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy situated about 160,000 light...