Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) can now breathe a collective sigh of relief. After a year-long delay, the lab’s Psyche mission finally launched in October to visit a metal-rich ...

NASA has ordered a review of the nonprofit organization that oversees the U.S. laboratory on the International Space Station to evaluate its commercial strengths and weaknesses. That organization, ...

The largest flying research laboratory in the world is headed for retirement after 37 years of operation. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory on Wednesday will make its final flight to Idaho State ...

For many NASA scientists, flying aboard a decked-out Douglas DC-8 plane provided them some unique glimpses of Earth: the Moai on Easter Island, Central Park in New York and Mount Vesuvius in Italy. On ...

Whether in one of the many telecommunications or biotech and life science companies that dot the Research Triangle Park, or 250 miles up on the International Space Station (ISS), the goal of each ...

Engineers have fixed the glitch that caused a computer reset on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft shortly after it launched toward Mars in November, NASA officials announced Feb. 9. The ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), March 12, 2025 – Four crew members will embark on a new long-duration science expedition when they launch to the International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) ...

NASA, one of the world's most familiar acronyms, is a global powerhouse in space exploration. Over 18,000 people work for the organization to help develop humanity's understanding of the wider ...

Even NASA is not immune to layoffs. The agency says it's cutting around 530 employees from its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California amid budget uncertainty. That's eight percent of the ...