NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a renewed commitment to developing a nuclear fission power system for use on the Moon, a move aimed at supporting long-term lunar exploration under the Artemis program and future missions to Mars.

The University of Texas System, the state's largest university system, has ongoing contracts with NASA under the Space Act that are valued at more than $61,700.

As the James Webb Space Telescope enters its next critical phase of development NASA and Northrop Grumman Corporation have forged an integrated, consolidated and “badgeless” Mission Systems Engineering team. Led by the James Webb Space Telescope ...

An intermediate polar system within a white dwarf star implies that the materials from the companion star accumulate at the disk while simultaneously being pulled into its magnetic poles. This phenomenon heats the dwarf star matter upto tens of millions of degrees Fahrenheit.

NASA’s Glenn Research Center developed a new flywheel-based mechanical battery system that redefined energy storage and spacecraft orientation. This innovative approach demonstrated the potential of flywheels as a sustainable and efficient alternative to ...

NASA today announced an opportunity for university students to work with NASA engineers to conceive, design, fabricate and test a radio-controlled aircraft capable of taking off and landing while carrying a maximum load of cargo. Students will develop ...

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolith, hued slightly red, and almost completely surrounded by carved ...