Concern over Sagittarius A*: A supermassive black hole that lies dormant at the center of our galaxy and threatens to reactivate

It is no secret that at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, lies a supermassive black hole better known as Sagittarius A ...

NASA confirms: Milky Way's black hole will wake up and we're not ready

Supermassive black holes stand out for their fundamental role in the evolution of galaxies and the history of the universe.
Astronomy

NASA’s JPL lays off 550 employees

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced the layoff of approximately 550 employees, constituting 11% of its workforce, as part of an ongoing center reorganization initiated in July. JPL ...
Reuters

Former NASA nominee Jared Isaacman in talks to become agency's chief

Oct 14 - Jared Isaacman, the private astronaut and Elon Musk ally who was removed from consideration to lead NASA earlier this year, met with Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy last week as a ...
Forbes

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Cutting 550 Jobs—But Not Due To Government Shutdown, Director Says

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will lay off about 550 workers, the California research lab said, in a restructuring move that its director told employees was not related to the ongoing government ...
The Hill

Bill Nye visits DC to fight proposed cuts to NASA budget

Former television host Bill Nye “The Science Guy” visited Capitol Hill on Monday to advocate against President Trump’s budget for NASA. He’s the CEO of the Planetary Society, a non-profit space ...
Florida Today

As the government shutdown continues, which parts of NASA and KSC remain open?

A U.S. government shutdown has furloughed over 15,000 nonessential NASA employees. Essential operations, including support for the International Space Station and Artemis moon missions, will continue.
CNN

With 15,000 workers furloughed and funds uncertain, NASA focuses on one mission — return to the moon

Some 15,000 NASA employees were sent home this week as a government shutdown began, halting work across much of an agency already grappling with budget cuts and widespread job losses. But at least one ...
Wired

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon

The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of delivering a payload to the moon in an upcoming mission. NASA’s VIPER lunar rover ...
Houston Chronicle

NASA furloughs 83% of its federal workforce, more than 15,000 workers, during government shutdown

NASA has furloughed more than 15,000 employees, 83% of its federal workforce, as a result of the government shutdown. A plan sent to the Office of Management and Budget details NASA’s shutdown ...
Florida Today

What happens at Kennedy Space Center during government shutdown? What to know about NASA

The vast majority of NASA's employees could be furloughed and all but its most critical operations – including management of the International Space Station – are likely to be paused. Many NASA ...
Futurism

Whistleblowers Say NASA Is Poised to Kill an Astronaut

NASA whistleblowers claim that President Donald Trump’s drastic changes to the space agency are imperiling safety to such a degree that insiders have become “very concerned that we’re going to see an ...