The distance between Earth and Mars changes constantly due to their orbits, and the technology used to propel spacecraft plays a significant role in determining travel time. In this article ...

However, the research community and international space agencies are cautious about the consequences of longer missions, such as a flight to Mars. The eye-health effects of prolonged exposure to ...

Dispatch manned missions to celestial bodies such as asteroids and the moons of other planets. Solidify leadership in space science innovation. What are China’s Lunar Aspirations and Resource ...

Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley has compared the arrival of the First Fleet with Elon Musk's efforts to build a colony on Mars in an Australia Day speech delivered at a local church service.

Source: AAP The deputy opposition leader Sussan Ley has used an Australia Day speech to compare the arrival of the First Fleet to Elon Musk's SpaceX Mars mission, calling British settlement a ...

Dec. 16, 2024 — The combination of low temperature, atmospheric pressure and water vapor pressure on Mars means any liquid water found there would likely freeze, boil or evaporate immediately ...

A study published in the January 16 issue of the journal Geophysical Research Letters suggests that marsquakes, or tremors from within Mars, detected by the now-retired NASA InSight mission point ...

Credit: Firefly Aerospace An uncrewed spacecraft just snapped an iconic portrait of the blue marble from space. Blue Ghost captured the Earth image, shown below, during its second engine burn ...

After years of delays, NASA’s Artemis missions to the Moon commenced in a big way more than two years ago, starting with the ...

Today's flight was the 23rd launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a SpaceX mission description. Fourteen of its 22 flights to date have been Starlink missions. The Falcon 9 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander ...