NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch a multibillion-dollar mission to Saturn’s moon Titan in 2028.
An asteroid the size of Manhattan’s Empire State Building will safely pass on April 13, 2029, in a once every 5,000 to 10,000 ...
The Europa Clipper spacecraft is the largest spacecraft ever developed by NASA for a planetary mission. It is named after Jupiter's moon, Europa. You can watch a replay of the launch in the video ...
ESA-Science Office The European Space Agency (ESA)’s planetary defense mission, Hera, has completed the first major maneuver of its journey following its launch in October. The spacecraft has ...
(CNN) - NASA launched the Europa Clipper, the largest spacecraft it has ever built, for a planetary mission on Monday. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket gave it a lift from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
All while Congress had slashed its planetary science ... the high cost of its current focus — human spaceflight — there’s another slump in large, strategic science missions.
Europa is the fourth largest of Jupiter's 95 moons, and planetary scientists believe this unique moon harbors a salty ocean beneath its icy crust. NASA says the mission aims to answer the question ...
The month-long mission, which commenced mid-October, is part of the country’s plans to set up lunar habitats, which in turn could provide a base to launch further inter-planetary missions.