Editor's note: This release was updated on Sept. 30, 2026, to correct the name of the DISCO payload.

Analysis of tracking data from Mars orbiters reveals time-variable gravity field behaviour reflecting the structure underlying the Martian crustal dichotomy and indicates the prese...

Seismology is crucial for the geologic and interior exploration of planetary bodies. High signal-to-noise (SNR) instruments are required to record low amplitude seismic events such as deep moonquakes....

The Planetary Society is organizing a new space constituency that is educated, empowered, and loud.

Language is included to delay the president’s move to put political appointees in charge of grant approval.

The first of six new airborne campaigns will hit the skies this summer.

Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.

A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a spending bill April 30 that would keep overall NASA funding at 2026 levels, rejecting a 23% cut proposed by the White House.

Draft bill is an early sign that Congress again thinks Trump has gone too far in cutting research

Claims that fluoride in drinking water causes cognitive delays in kids are driving U.S. policy. A new study finds no evidence to back them.

Humans are seeing parts of the Moon’s far side never observed by eye. Nature is in Houston with the mission’s scientists.

The Artemis II astronauts have broken a record set by NASA's Apollo 13 astronauts. Once they arrive at the moon, the crew will loop about 4,000 miles from the lunar surface late Monday.

The astronauts will fly by the far side of the Moon in the coming days, taking in views never seen by the human eye.

ESA is seeking a commercial partner to deliver its NILS2 instrument to the Moon, with preference being given to European operators.

Japanese company ispace is revising its lunar lander design and further delaying a U.S. mission while also unveiling plans for a lunar satellite system.

Bipartisan House letter led by the Planetary Science Caucus reinforces the breadth of congressional support for NASA's Science Mission Directorate

Our mission is to provide transformational STEM education experiences and resources that empower teachers and inspire the next generation of explorers.

Now through March 18, 2025, NASA is encouraging applications for its 37th Annual Planetary Science Summer School.

The House Science Committee unanimously approved a NASA authorization bill Feb. 4 after adopting dozens of amendments.