Layoffs Come For NASA As The Jet Propulsion Laboratory Sheds 10% Of Its Workforce

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory oversees 40 missions to every planet in the solar system, plus the Sun. That won't save its ...

How NASA, SpaceX and America can still win the race to the moon

A full moon is seen behind the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher, are ...

China Might Put Back Astronauts On The Moon Before NASA

The US was the last country to put humans on the moon's surface in 1972, but China is shaping up to edge out NASA to be the ...

NASA-supported university projects broaden small satellite technology

NASA-supported university projects broaden horizons for small satellite technology in order to train students in this new and ...

NASA’s cool careers go beyond a flight to space

NASA offer cool careers that go far beyond being an astronaut. There are plenty of jobs that are just as impressive such as ...
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What Has Curiosity Learned About Mars In 10 Years Since Landing?

NASA highlights some of the discoveries it has made on the Red Planet. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Cutting 550 Jobs—But Not Due To Government Shutdown, Director Says

The job cuts are part of an effort to “restructure” the Jet Propulsion Lab, the lab’s director said in a statement.
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The U.S. Won’t Win the New Space Race by Defunding NASA

The U.S. wants to remain a superpower in space. It can’t without supporting NASA In the early 1400s, nearly a century before ...
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Did a NASA exoplanet-hunting balloon really 'crash' in Texas? Not according to the scientist behind the flight

NASA launched an exoplanet-hunting experiment Oct. 1 despite the government shutdown. After the mission's end on Oct. 2, news ...

Arizona scientist wants NASA astronauts to collect lunar crater samples. Here's why

Solving a lunar mystery? Scientist at the University of Arizona is the lead author on research proposing a new theory for the ...

As the U.S. and China race to the moon, America's hopes rest on SpaceX — and it's behind

China aims to put its astronauts on the moon by 2030. For NASA to get back there first, it needs SpaceX to quickly complete ...

NASA’s JPL cuts 550 jobs in latest round of layoffs at La Cañada Flintridge facility

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 550 employees Tuesday, reducing the La Cañada Flintridge facility’s workforce by more than 10%. The cuts are part of a downsizing that has reduced JPL’s staff ...