Concern over Sagittarius A*: A supermassive black hole that lies dormant at the center of our galaxy and threatens to reactivate

It is no secret that at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, lies a supermassive black hole better known as Sagittarius A ...

NASA confirms: Milky Way's black hole will wake up and we're not ready

Supermassive black holes stand out for their fundamental role in the evolution of galaxies and the history of the universe.
The Hill

Bill Nye visits DC to fight proposed cuts to NASA budget

Former television host Bill Nye “The Science Guy” visited Capitol Hill on Monday to advocate against President Trump’s budget for NASA. He’s the CEO of the Planetary Society, a non-profit space ...
Florida Today

As the government shutdown continues, which parts of NASA and KSC remain open?

A U.S. government shutdown has furloughed over 15,000 nonessential NASA employees. Essential operations, including support for the International Space Station and Artemis moon missions, will continue.
The Motley Fool

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, as NASA Kicks Sierra Space to the Curb

NASA awarded Sierra Space's parent company part of a $14 billion ISS supply contract in 2016. Nearly 10 years later, everyone on that contract but Sierra Space is doing supply runs to ISS. Last week, ...
Houston Chronicle

NASA equipment makes a surprise landing on West Texas farm

A quiet morning on a West Texas farm took an unexpected turn when Ann Walter and her family looked up and saw what appeared to be a massive parachute drifting silently across the sky. Walter was ...
CNN

With 15,000 workers furloughed and funds uncertain, NASA focuses on one mission — return to the moon

Some 15,000 NASA employees were sent home this week as a government shutdown began, halting work across much of an agency already grappling with budget cuts and widespread job losses. But at least one ...
Wired

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon

The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of delivering a payload to the moon in an upcoming mission. NASA’s VIPER lunar rover ...
Houston Chronicle

NASA furloughs 83% of its federal workforce, more than 15,000 workers, during government shutdown

NASA has furloughed more than 15,000 employees, 83% of its federal workforce, as a result of the government shutdown. A plan sent to the Office of Management and Budget details NASA’s shutdown ...
Florida Today

What happens at Kennedy Space Center during government shutdown? What to know about NASA

The vast majority of NASA's employees could be furloughed and all but its most critical operations – including management of the International Space Station – are likely to be paused. Many NASA ...
Astronomy

How the government shutdown affects NASA

A federal government shutdown resulted in the furlough of approximately 15,000 NASA civil servants, necessitating the suspension of most agency functions, including educational support, public access, ...
Futurism

Whistleblowers Say NASA Is Poised to Kill an Astronaut

NASA whistleblowers claim that President Donald Trump’s drastic changes to the space agency are imperiling safety to such a degree that insiders have become “very concerned that we’re going to see an ...