NASA is asking industry leaders to make conceptual plans on moving Space Shuttle Discovery from the East Coast to Houston. Why it matters: The push to bring a space shuttle to Space City is one step closer to reality but major hurdles remain.

A chance observation by NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered the first direct physical evidence of an ancient Martian sandstorm, offering a rare glimpse into the planet’s climate more than 3.5 billion years ago.

Scientists studying Mars rocks have found a metal-rich mineral. This raised news question about whether the red planet once had conditions suitable for ancient life.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The space shuttle Discovery arrives for its final destination at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center in 2012. The aircraft used to transport the shuttles no longer operates. - (Bill O ...

NASA's iconic Discovery space shuttle may not be on the move any time soon. Lawmakers in Texas have long sought to relocate the historic spacecraft to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, and a massive tax and spending bill signed in summer 2025 by ...

Space Shuttle Discovery on display at the Smithsonian. NASA is beginning the process of potentially relocating Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian in Virginia to Houston. The federal space administration is requesting feedback from stakeholders ...

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Nasa’s Perseverance rover has uncovered new evidence of chemical activity on Mars that could suggest the planet was once habitable. Samples of mudstones from the Jezero crater – an ancient basin long thought to have held water – were found to hold ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is gearing up for some new scientific and discovery advances in the next 10 years. A main objective – led by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman – includes a moon base.

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has unveiled TOI-4616 b, an Earth-sized planet orbiting a nearby M-dwarf star. Published in a March study on the preprint server arXiv, the findings reveal a rocky world situated just 91.