NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year
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Third Interstellar Visitor Spotted by Astronomers!
A newly found interstellar comet, called 3I/ATLAS, is currently whipping through the solar system at a speed of around
Another Hakuto-R Has Hit the Moon
ispace launched its second Hakuto-R spacecraft for a lunar landing mission back in mid-January, with the spacecraft spending
NASA is Directionless, the Moon is Chinese
Congratulations to the People's Republic of China on returning humans to the lunar surface! But they haven'
Celebrating International Women's Day in Space!
Happy International Women's Day 2025 to all of our female-identifying readers! According to the World Economic Forum,
Intuitive Machines Performs Second Moon Landing Despite Uncertain Status
Intuitive Machines has landed its second Nova-C lander on the Moon's surface as part of its IM-
Firefly Lands on the Moon!
Firefly Aerospace's first Blue Ghost lunar landing mission, named 'Ghost Riders in the Sky', began its
NASA, Intuitive Machines, AstroForge Launch in Search of Space Resources
Early in the evening, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in
Tianwen-2, A stepping stone into deep space
China’s Tianwen-2 mission (originally known as ZhengHe), scheduled for launch in May 2025, represents a bold step in
John McFall Cleared for Flight as First Disabled Astronaut
On February 14th the European Space Agency provided an update on its Fly! Feasibility Study. In the update, the agency
Falcon 9 launches two landers toward the Moon!
From Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 06:06 am Universal Coordinated Time carrying
NASA to decide Mars Sample Return approach in 2026
NASA announced today, January 7th, that it will pursue two architectures for returning surface samples from Mars, with a decision
NASA delays Artemis II to April 2026, discloses root cause of heat shield issue
Today, December 5th, NASA announced that the Artemis II mission will be delayed to April 2026. Due to the new
Europa Clipper begins journey to Jupiter atop Falcon Heavy
At 16:06 pm Universal Coordinated Time, Europa Clipper began its long journey to Europa, one of Jupiter's
Rocket Lab selected to study Mars Sample Return
Today Rocket Lab announced NASA has chosen them to conduct a study on returning samples from the surface of Mars.