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'Sean Dummy': Why is Elon Musk attacking the acting NASA chief?
By Mike Wall published
Elon Musk has hammered acting NASA chief Sean Duffy repeatedly on social media over the past few days, calling him "Sean Dummy" and claiming he's "trying to kill NASA." Here's what may be going on.

The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas
By Josh Dinner published
"You'd be doing irreparable damage."

Comet 3I/ATLAS could soon shower NASA's Jupiter probe in charged particles. Will it reveal more about the interstellar invader?
By Keith Cooper published
At the end of October Europa Clipper will fly in line with 3I/ATLAS’ ion tail — but will any of the charged particles reach the spacecraft, and will the spacecraft be ready to receive them?

NASA'd too hard: The ultimate NASA trivia quiz
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Test your knowledge of NASA's triumphs, setbacks, and space-age breakthroughs that define this space agency's legendary history.

NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission's Orion capsule atop SLS rocket ahead of 2026 launch
By Josh Dinner published
The Artemis 2 SLS rocket that will launch the next astronauts around the moon is all put together inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.

SpaceX could lose contract for Artemis 3 astronaut moon-landing mission, acting NASA chief says: 'The problem is, they're behind'
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX has long held the contract to land NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts on the moon a few years from now. But the agency plans to reopen the bidding, according to acting NASA chief Sean Duffy.

Hubble spies a glowing 'starburst ring' | Space photo of the day for Oct. 20, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 6951, where a central bar fuels a spectacular ring of newborn stars.

NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated
NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today
By Mike Wall published
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy will conduct a spacewalk outside the ISS today (Oct. 16), and you can watch it live.

Did a NASA exoplanet-hunting balloon really 'crash' in Texas? Not according to the scientist behind the flight
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA launched an exoplanet-hunting experiment Oct. 1 despite the government shutdown. After the mission's end on Oct. 2, news reports got a little confused.
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