SPACE

NASA is not focused enough on the future, fails to think strategically and has a mismatch between ambitions and budget, says a sweeping report by aerospace experts.

The “Question Mark Pair” is an optical illusion created by two galaxies that astronomers have observed in deep space with the James Webb Space Telescope.

Almost three months ago, two NASA astronauts flew to space in a Boeing spacecraft – and have been stuck at the International Space Station ever since. Today on “Post Reports,” what went wrong and what this could mean for the future of spaceflight.

The Polaris Dawn mission is the first of three flights that Jared Isaacman has commissioned from SpaceX.

Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been on their mission far longer than originally expected.

The political implications for the White House are unmistakable even as NASA vows engineering and data alone will guide whether two astronauts return in the troubled Starliner.

A new batch of data supports the molten moon scenario, delivered by a rover that India deposited last year near the lunar south pole.

Tehran is chasing deals with two Chinese companies that specialize in small satellites with powerful cameras. Intelligence assessments worry about military applications.

The astronauts on the Boeing test flight were supposed to stay on the International Space Station for eight days but could end up staying eight months.

Scientists are intrigued, but caution this does not necessarily mean life on Mars because organic molecules can have non-biological origins.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on X that the engine on the mission with no astronauts failed “for reasons currently unknown. Team is reviewing data tonight to understand root cause.”

The latest image from the James Webb telescope shows a pair of intertwined galaxies, known as Arp 142, and nicknamed the Penguin and the Egg.

NASA and Boeing are continuing to conduct ground tests to see why five of the spacecraft’s thrusters stopped working during the approach to the space station.

A mysterious satellite known as Cosmos 2553 has raised concerns that Russia is conducting tests that could lead to a nuclear weapon in space.

China is the first country to retrieve rocks from the far side of the moon, which experts say could be a game changer in understanding lunar history.

Boeing desperately needs to demonstrate that it can fly astronauts safely and overcome the kinds of technical challenges that have been plaguing the spacecraft — as well as the company’s commercial aviation division.

Despite China’s many achievements in space, including landing an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon to collect samples, the United States remains on track to return astronauts to the lunar surface ahead of its chief rival, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said in an interview.

No one was hurt, but a lawyer for the Florida family said the near miss could have been catastrophic. How NASA responds could set a legal precedent, the lawyer said.