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The scientific community was appalled by the news that president Donald Trump's administration was looking to deal a ...
A NASA spacecraft that has been circling Mars for more than two decades recently spotted something it never has before in well over 100,000 orbits of the Red Planet. On a morning horizon in May, the ...
The budget cuts NASA's $7.33 billion science budget nearly in half, affecting multiple missions. Photo / There is a fully ...
In our analysis this week, we look at how NASA's proposed budget would slash the agency's science division by nearly 50%.
A new panorama from NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter shows Arsia Mons, one of the largest volcanoes on Mars, rising above a thick ...
NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall as Earth’s largest volcano.
As the administration slashes spending on science, NASA is running low on new missions.
Mars Odyssey is the longest-serving spacecraft to visit Mars. It has mapped the planet in high resolution and serves as a relay for communications from the Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity rovers.
Odyssey isn't the only Mars mission facing a requested budget reduction. The 2021 budget also proposes cutting the Curiosity rover's funds by about 25%, a substantial hit for the brave little rover.
NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter is depicted in this illustration. The mission team spent most of 2021 assessing how much propellant is left on the orbiter, concluding it has enough to stay ...