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Casey Dreier

Funding for the Near-Earth Object Surveyor, support for VERITAS, and a second lease on life for Mars Sample Return were all included in the final congressional budget for NASA in 2024.

Casey Dreier

A battle over the future of Mars Sample Return is taking a toll on NASA’s workforce.

Casey Dreier

The House has yet to weigh in. And much can still happen before this threat is realized.

Casey Dreier

What's going on with Mars Sample Return?

Casey Dreier

What the debt limit deal means for NASA.

The Downlink

Meet the Solar System’s five official dwarf planets, celebrate two major launches, and find out why planets sometimes seem to go backwards across the sky.

The Downlink

Detailed Mars maps, insights into the Venusian surface, and views of Uranian rings all have one thing in common: they don’t happen without public support for space.

Casey Dreier

In a joint effort led by The Planetary Society, major organizations and academic institutions are calling on Congress to save the Venus Emissivity, Radio science, InSAR, Topography And Spectroscopy (VERITAS) mission by establishing a 2029 launch date, a 2-year delay from the original baseline schedule.

The Downlink

A planet shows its pole, another shows possible volcanic activity, and the Moon keeps surprising us with more water.

The Downlink

New discoveries from Ryugu, material heading our way from Bennu, and anticipation for a mission to Psyche.

The Downlink

Learn all about the possible volcanic activity found on Venus, the facts about a hyped-up near-Earth asteroid, Jupiter’s newest moons, and what space images sound like.

Casey Dreier

The requested $27.2 billion would keep all major human and robotic initiatives going forward, though most of it would be offset by inflation.