Worried about asteroids? This is the scale NASA uses to gauge how much danger they pose.
The space agency recently flagged a "city-killer" asteroid that had a small, but troubling, chance of striking Earth. Thankfully, the threat was lowered to near zero after more observation.
Head of Johnson Space Center becomes third-highest executive at NASA
Vanessa Wyche, who has led NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston since 2021, is being promoted to acting associate ...
How NASA and China Are Preparing To Blow Up Asteroids
With the "city-killer" Y24 asteroid headed for Earth, the world's largest space agencies are exploring ways to halt its ...
Ex-NASA Leader Never Heard Musk Offer of Early Astronaut Return
NASA’s top officials never received an offer from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring home two US astronauts marooned in space ...
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NASA says Boeing-built SLS moon rocket is ‘essential’ as company warns of layoffs
NASA responded to news that Boeing aims to lay off up to 400 workers from its Space Launch System program. The SLS rocket plays a key role in the Artemis moon program, the agency said.
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NASA Associate Administrator, Other Key Officials Resign
NASA in a Wednesday news release revealed that associate administrator Jim Free—a major figure in the Artemis moon mission ...
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Key NASA officials' departure casts more uncertainty over US moon program
NASA is losing four key senior officials close to its flagship moon program, according to people familiar with the changes, ...
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Jim Free, NASA associate administrator, to retire
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls WASHINGTON — NASA’s ... As associate administrator, Free was expected to become acting administrator when Bill Nelson and Pam Melroy stepped down as administrator ...
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NASA says Boeing-built SLS moon rocket is ‘essential’ as company warns of layoffs
Former NASA administrator Bill Nelson, the Biden-era head of the agency, was asked in December about whether he was concerned about speculation that the next administration would restructure ...
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams says "we don't feel abandoned" or "stuck" as space mission stretches on
Starliner astronaut Sunita Williams says she and crewmate Butch Wilmore have not been "abandoned" in space, as NASA considers plans to speed their return.
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Boeing announces potential layoff of 400 employees working on NASA's Artemis program
To align with revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations, we informed our Space Launch Systems team of the ...
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NASA acting head asks staff to take ‘inspiration’ from DOGE efforts as lawmakers cite Musk’s conflict of interest
Jim Free, who has held a variety of agency roles and is currently associate administrator, had been the presumptive successor after Biden-era NASA Administrator Bill Nelson stepped down in January.