NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said nuclear power will be essential to sustaining a long-term human presence beyond Earth.

NASA selects two Colorado companies to develop technology used on its next space telescope, which will search for life on other planets

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.

Envision, which began construction in 2025, will map the atmosphere and geology of Earth's closest neighbor, the fiery Venus. The spacecraft will rely on a NASA-made instrument called VenSar — a novel synthetic aperture radar — to map the planet's surface in three dimensions and with a resolution of up to 3 feet (10 meters).

Historically, the United States has been a world leader in aerospace endeavors in both the government and commercial sectors. A key factor in aerospace leadership is continuous development of advanced technology, which is critical to U.S. ambitions in ...

The United States is moving from concept art to hardware in its push for a permanent foothold on the Moon, and nuclear power is at the center of that strategy. NASA and the Department of Energy are now formally partnered to design and deploy a small fission reactor on the lunar surface by 2030,

She flew multiple long-duration missions aboard the ISS, serving as a flight engineer and later as commander, conducting scientific research in microgravity, supervising station operations and performing spacewalks during extended stays in orbit.

The Gateway, NASA’s upcoming lunar space station, is one step closer to reality as engineers have successfully powered on its solar electric propulsion system, a spacecraft engine designed to orbit and maneuver around the Moon.