Republican space officials criticize “mindless” NASA science cuts
In the nearly two weeks since Ars reported on the Trump administration's proposed budget cuts…
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA
This week, as part of the process to develop a budget for fiscal-year 2026, the…
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NASA nominee asks why lunar return has taken so long, and why it costs so much
WASHINGTON, DC—Over the course of a nearly three-hour committee hearing Wednesday, the nominee to lead…
Europe’s quest to finally land on Mars takes another turn
Four years later, citing budget issues and cost overruns with the James Webb Space Telescope,…
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NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the…
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Rocket Report: Stoke is stoked; sovereignty is the buzzword in Europe
Welcome to Edition 7.37 of the Rocket Report! It's been interesting to watch how quickly…
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As NASA faces cuts, China reveals ambitious plans for planetary exploration
All of these grand Chinese plans come as NASA faces budget cuts. Although nothing is…
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As preps continue, it’s looking more likely NASA will fly the Artemis II mission
Late Saturday night, technicians at Kennedy Space Center in Florida moved the core stage for…
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Trump White House drops diversity plan for Moon landing it created back in 2019
That was then. NASA’s landing page for the First Woman comic series, where young readers…
Can NASA remain nonpartisan when basic spaceflight truths are shredded?
It looked like the final scene of a movie, the denouement of a long adventure…