Inside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan — and the wild ideas companies are pitching

As NASA’s moon-landing plans with SpaceX hang in the balance, other bold ideas are quietly starting to take shape.

NASA Can Open Up the Solar System With Nuclear Propulsion

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolit ...

Bothell’s Portal Space Systems working on an ‘unlock’ for the industry

Portal Space Systems, a Bothell-based startup, aims to harness the power of the sun to propel spacecraft, making it easier to ...

Manhattan-sized interstellar object 3I/ATLAS accelerates and turns bluer — possible signs of alien ‘engine’: Harvard scientist

I/ATLAS was recorded by several objects as it made its close pass by the sun this week which resulted in the jarring ...

After NASA pressure, SpaceX promises speedier timeline for Starship moon lander

SpaceX posted a response to criticisms of delays in its Starship program from NASA acting Administrator Sean Duffy.

Possible alien spacecraft 3I/ATLAS makes unusual shift while hurtling towards the Sun

Manhattan-sized comet 3I/ATLAS allegedly executed an unusual maneuver while approaching the Sun earlier this week, fueling ...

Fake videos of Michio Kaku and Brian Cox claim NASA knows 3I/ATLAS is alien-made.

AI deepfakes of physicists Michio Kaku and Brian Cox are spreading false claims that NASA secretly confirmed 3I/ATLAS is an alien spacecraft.

NASA’s drastic plan: Nuclear bombs could be used to stop ‘City-Killer’ asteroid headed for the moon

Asteroid 2024 YR4's potential lunar impact in 2032 has prompted renewed consideration of nuclear disruption as a planetary ...
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SpaceX Losing Exclusivity to the NASA Artemis 3 Lunar Lander

NASA’s acting administrator Sean Duffy says he plans to “open up the contract” SpaceX holds to land astronauts on the moon ...
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Makes First Flight

Flown by NASA X-59 lead pilot Nils Larson, the much-anticipated first flight of the Lockheed Martin-built aircraft began at 8 ...
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NASA’s X-59 QueSST Conducts Maiden Flight

After some scrubbed attempts, NASA’s X-59 QueSST flew for the first time from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on Oct. 28, 2025 ...
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That Time NASA Built an Electric Mail Truck in the 1970s

In the 1970s, NASA partnered with the U.S. Postal Service on an overlooked project that helped shape modern EV development.