The Hera mission is headed for the Didymos binary asteroid system. NASA's Double Asteroid Redirect Mission (DART) smashed ...

Hera will perform a swingby of Mars in March 2025 as a way of gathering extra momentum on its way to the Didymos binary asteroid system. The spacecraft will fly within the orbits of both Martian ...

On November 13, 1971, Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit Mars. At the time, scientists didn't know much about the Red Planet. NASA had several flybys before Mariner 9. Those flybys ...

On November 7, 1996, NASA launched its Mars Global Surveyor mission. This was the first mission NASA sent to Mars in almost 20 years. The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft was an orbiter. It transmitted ...

When spacecraft land, they tend to kick up lots of pesky dust that coats their navigation cameras. Spacecraft landing on dusty surfaces like of the moon and Mars tend to kick up powdery regolith ...

SpaceX’s hyper-speed progress on the Starship, he adds, is an excellent portent for the upcoming robotic and human landings on Mars. Space aeronaut Jared Isaacman says he has already ...

A wooden satellite designed by Japanese researchers was launched into orbit on Tuesday by SpaceX. The unique device will ...

From lunar missions to Mars settlements, SpaceX is revolutionizing space travel. But has Musk truly outpaced the competition?

A new Texas A&M space institute will feature landscapes that mimic the moon and Mars to support future exploration.

Starfish Space has closed a new tranche of funding led by a major defense tech investor as it looks to launch three full-size satellite servicing and inspection spacecraft in 2026. The ...

China’s Zhurong rover has found compelling evidence of a shoreline from a short-lived ancient ocean on Mars. This new ...