The mission primarily focuses on understanding planetary formation, but with private sector investment ... ready to start ...

A NASA mission to Venus already delayed by three years because of institutional issues is seeking to avoid another delay of nearly a year and a half.

India's Venus Orbiter Mission and Chandrayaan-4 will push new boundaries in planetary exploration and lunar science.

NASA estimated it would have to cancel up to four commercial lunar lander missions and delay up to four more to fly a rover mission the agency announced in July it planned to cancel.

The Texas space economy has been booming, with a handful of companies in the Austin area working in space-related fields.