There’s a lot of energy right now around taking big leaps with deep-space missions, as sustained lunar activity and Mars exploration gain momentum. Commercial players are leading, but major leaps ...

A test model of the Perseverance rover, designed to explore the surface of Mars, sits in a garage at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...

For years, the Moon has sat quietly in the background of space news, always present but rarely urgent. That has begun to ...

Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...

In September 2024, Musk discussed SpaceX's plans to send an uncrewed Starship rocket to Mars this coming year. At the time, Musk said the mission would test how reliably SpaceX could land its vehicles ...

Another view from Perseverance shows how windswept Mars' landscape truly is.

Ultimately, Mars will test our biology more than our technology. Every gram of muscle preserved, every synapse protected, every cell repaired will be a triumph of physiology. Space may dismantle the ...

For astronaut safety and to bolster success of the human exploration to come later, NASA needs an end-to-end demonstration of ...

A University of Arizona-led team using a camera orbiting Mars has captured the closest images yet of an interstellar comet so rare that it has sparked wild speculation about its alien origins. The ...

University of Colorado Boulder postdoctoral researcher Ulubilge Ulusoy is developing AI systems to bridge the gap in support ...

NASA lost communication with its MAVEN probe nearly a month ago, and efforts to re-establish a connection have been futile.

What was once framed as a straightforward hydrogen plume is now eclipsed by evidence of structured motion, symmetry, and ...