In April, scientists announced that they had used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to find a potential signature of alien life in the glow of a distant planet. Other scientists were quick to ...

“We are developing technology to detect alien life in the universe,” said center Director Don Figer.. “Our work supports the biggest future NASA space telescope mission, the Habitable Worlds ...

The VIPER Mission: Exploring the Moon’s Icy Secrets. The VIPER rover was specifically designed to hunt for water ice near the Moon’s south pole. This area is central to NASA’s Artemis ...

The budget plan, sent to NASA by the Office of Management and Budget, would give NASA’s Science Mission Directorate $3.9 billion, down from its current budget of about $7.3 billion, according to ...

HOUSTON—Clayton P. Turner has been named NASA’s Science Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) associate administrator, a position he has filled on an acting basis since July, NASA ...

Through June, NASA had spent $450 million on VIPER, which is already fully assembled with its science instruments installed, said Joel Kearns, the deputy associate administrator for exploration in ...

NASA will hold a Science Mission Directorate Budget Virtual Community Meeting on Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET. Associate Administrator Nicky Fox will lead the session, which ...

NASA science mission spacecraft are at risk from hackers, but a new law could help protect them. News. By Sharon Lemac-Vincere published 3 September 2024 ...

NASA has launched the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the PUNCH mission to study the sun’s mysteries. CNN values your feedback 1.

A NASA spacecraft brought samples from the asteroid Bennu back to Earth in 2023. The first in-depth analyses of that material have revealed organic molecules, including building blocks of life.

Now, in a press briefing held Tuesday, NASA officials said that the agency was going to simultaneously explore two different mission plans, and hold off on making the final decision about which ...