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National space agencies have always been solely responsible for Mars exploration, but NASA is attempting to change that by giving private companies a dozen research assignments in advance of future commercial support for trips to the Red Planet.This is the second time in a month that the agency has expressed …

In recent months, the farthest human-made object, Voyager 1, has encountered difficulties. Although it remains in contact with Earth, scientists have been receiving only incomprehensible binary data. The situation appeared exceedingly grave, to the extent that it could have potentially terminated the mission that had been ongoing for a decade. …

Today, NASA will be making an announcement regarding the future of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) project. This ambitious endeavor seeks to bring back samples of rocks and soil from Mars to our home planet.Robotic explorers deployed on the Martian surface have been assigned the mission of gathering specimens. As …

Today is the day! Intuitive machines might be creating history in a few hours. They have the potential to be the first private business to achieve a soft landing on the moon. The company’s lander, called Odysseus (IM-1), was launched last week and is set to arrive on February 22 …

The “Planet Nine” has been sought many times, but without success. In a new paper, a team proposes that gravity is wrong. Astronomers have been puzzled by a Kuiper Belt clustering for decades. Astrophysicists believe small objects are being “shepherded” by a large unknown planet far beyond Neptune’s orbit. Theoretical …

A few weeks ago, OSIRIS-REx delivered priceless Bennu samples to Earth. NASA’s Johnson Space Center will livestream the opening of the canister today, revealing the precious material. To avoid contamination from Earth’s atmosphere, the asteroid bits will be opened in a glovebox. On Wednesday, October 11, showtime is 11 am …

Today, Relativity Space announced it would lease a historic first-stage test stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center to advance Terran R launch vehicle development. NASA will lease the A-2 Test Stand to Relativity for seven years for $2.76 million. The company can renew the lease for 10 years. The investment …

Boeing and NASA announced Thursday that new technical issues with the Starliner capsule would delay its first crewed flight test. After being delayed from April, the first crewed mission flew two NASA astronauts on July 21. In a media briefing, Boeing’s VP of commercial crew, Mark Nappi, said leadership would …

The Orion spacecraft was launched using the Space Launch System. The US government’s space program is entering a whole new era. On Wednesday, NASA launched its enormous next-generation rocket into space for the first time with a roar that illuminated the night sky. A brave new era for the US …