When AI hallucinates aliens: Some think NASA should be nervous

At the same time, NASA and its partners are pouring money into AI‑driven life‑detection projects, betting that machine ...
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NASA awakens New Horizons spacecraft to do science billions of miles beyond Pluto

NASA's record-breaking New Horizons spacecraft has awoken from a 321-day hibernation in "good health" as it resumes ...

You can see Mars as rarely viewed in new NASA spacecraft photos

On May 15, NASA’s Psyche used Mars as a slingshot on its lengthy journey to the main asteroid belt — and captured remarkable ...
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NASA's retired astronauts are hitting the road to get young people to vote

This past year, a group of retired NASA astronauts teamed up for a single cause: to defend the U.S. constitution.

NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes Up Nearly 6 Billion Miles from Earth After Almost a Year in Hibernation

The hibernation began in August 2025, NASA said ...

NASA plans nuclear-powered path to Mars missions

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlined plans for nuclear propulsion, a moon base and eventual astronaut missions to Mars.

What NASA told Congress

House appropriators pressed NASA for details on some of its initiatives, including plans to convert contractors to full-time federal employees, outsource parts of its science work and build a new Mars ...
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NASA’s Webb telescope discovers giant planet hiding in one of astronomy’s most famous systems

A giant planet had been hiding inside one of astronomy’s most closely studied planetary systems, concealed by a bright disk of cosmic dust. Webb revealed Beta Pictoris d through atmospheric traces of ...

NASA says longtime hidden comet mistaken for asteroid could unlock new methods for planetary defense

A NASA-led study revealed that a near-Earth object long mistaken for an asteroid—1998 SH2—is actually a hidden comet—a discovery that could prove vital for predicting future threats to Earth.

50 years ago, did NASA’s Viking landers destroy the Martian life they were searching for?

Nearly half a century after NASA’s Viking landers touched Mars, one question shadows their experiments: Did they miss life, ...

NASA knows the sun isn't yellow, but still calls it a 'yellow' dwarf - here's why

The bright golden depictions of the sun from childhood drawings don't quite match up to the science behind its color.