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Japan's MMX spacecraft has reached its launch site, ready to bring back the first-ever samples from a Martian moon. If successful, the mission will help scientists solve a 4.5-billion-year-old mystery about how Mars formed.
For the first time in human history, a spacecraft has photographed Earth disappearing behind another object from the surface of another planet. NASA's Perseverance rover caught our home world playing cosmic peek-a-boo with Mars' moon Phobos.
A spacecraft on a seven-year journey to explore a metal-rich asteroid just sent back thousands of breathtaking images of Mars. The rare views captured during a May flyby reveal the red planet like few have seen it before.
A spacecraft bound for a metal asteroid just gave us breathtaking views of Mars along the way. NASA stitched the images into a mesmerizing time-lapse that shows craters, ice caps, and rusty deserts from space.
Space rover technology is now delivering food through war zones and minefields without risking aid workers' lives. Machine learning maps earthquakes in days and predicts hunger crises 90 days ahead.
After Artemis II's historic Moon flyby, the first since 1972, six groundbreaking space missions are set to launch by 2026. From hunting for lunar water to discovering Earth-like planets, these missions promise to transform our understanding of the cosmos.
NASA's Psyche spacecraft will skim just 2,800 miles above Mars this Friday, using the planet's gravity to slingshot toward a mysterious metal asteroid. The dramatic flyby could reveal stunning crescent views of Mars and even detect hidden dust rings around the red planet.