In this undated photo released by NASA, NASA’s 10 newest astronaut candidates pose behind the logo at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. From left to right, they are U.S. Army CW3 Ben ...

Houston native Anna Menon, who previously flew to space on a private SpaceX mission, is among the new class of NASA astronauts. The agency announced 10 new astronaut candidates Monday. The four men ...

The Space Shuttle Discovery is currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center outside Washington. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — NASA has selected a shuttle ...

A view inside the sandbox portion of NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Analog, where research volunteers participate in simulated walks on the surface of Mars. NASA is not quite sending astronauts to ...

The high-altitude WB-57 aircraft departed July 8, 2025, from Ellington Field in Houston, headed to the Texas Hill Country. Credit: NASA HOUSTON–In response to the disastrous July 4 weekend flooding in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Before NASA can send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s, the space agency has created a simulated Mars habitat. NASA wants to observe the effects of a four-person crew living in the ...

NASA's Human Research Program launched Phase 1 of the NASA Analog Missions website, a site devoted to studies around the world that help prepare for long duration human spaceflight. An Analog is a ...

The "Big, Beautiful Bill" has nearly $10 billion earmarked for NASA – including funding for a Houston program that was on the chopping block – as lawmakers push back against President Donald Trump's ...