Blue and Gold satellites headed to Mars in 2024
An interplanetary mission led by the University of California, Berkeley, to put two satellites - dubbed "Blue" and "Gold" -...
NASA awards $750,000 in competition to convert carbon dioxide into sugar
On Earth, plants and ocean microbes use sunlight to turn carbon dioxide, or CO2, into sugars for energy. Humans don't...
China's rover travels over 1 km on Mars
China's Mars rover Zhurong had traveled more than 1,000 meters on the surface of the red planet as of Monday,...
Mars helicopter sees potential rover road ahead
Ask any space explorer, and they'll have a favorite photograph or two from their mission. For Ken Farley, the project...
NASA's Perseverance plans next sample attempt
In its search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover is once again preparing to collect...
Mars mission to pause for about 50 days
China's Tianwen 1 Mars mission will be inactivated for about 50 days from mid-September due to an expected disruption of...
NASA’s hopes waning for SLS test flight this year
In this July 28 photo, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson views the Space Launch System for the Artemis 1 mission inside...
Pandemic-caused liquid oxygen shortage impacts launch schedules
In this file photo from 2017, several Praxair tanker trucks deliver liquid oxygen to launch pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy...
Dragon supply freighter docks at space station with 2.4 tons of cargo
A SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station Monday. Credit: Thomas Pesquet/ESA/NASA Closing out a 31-hour flight from...
SpaceX launches resupply mission to International Space Station
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now...