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A Washington startup just secured $6 million to perfect navigation software that guides spacecraft using pictures of planets and stars instead of GPS. The technology could help spacecraft find their way home even when satellites can't reach them.
NASA's TESS spacecraft just revealed its most complete sky map yet, showing nearly 6,000 potential planets beyond our solar system discovered over eight years. Some of these distant worlds sit in zones where liquid water could exist, bringing us closer to answering whether we're alone in the universe.
True Anomaly's autonomous spacecraft just completed its toughest mission yet, proving it can track and maneuver around objects in orbit. The success clears the path for critical Space Force defense missions launching over the next 18 months.
Four astronauts just returned from orbiting the moon with glowing reviews of their spacecraft, declaring it ready to carry crews to the lunar surface. Their confidence could accelerate humanity's return to the moon.
Northrop Grumman's biggest cargo spacecraft yet just wrapped up a successful six-month mission to the International Space Station, delivering 11,000 pounds of supplies despite an early engine hiccup. The Cygnus XL's triumph shows how space delivery is getting bigger and better.
A mysterious visitor from beyond our solar system has been captured on camera by a Jupiter-bound spacecraft, giving scientists a rare glimpse into the cosmos beyond our neighborhood. Only three interstellar objects have ever been spotted passing through our solar system.
A tiny startup with only 12 employees just built a 200-kilogram spacecraft that can bring experiments back from space and fly again. Reditus Space is proving that the future of space research doesn't have to take years or cost millions.
NASA just announced an ambitious plan to build a permanent moon base and launch humanity's first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft, all within the next three years. The space agency is racing to return Americans to the lunar surface before competing nations stake their claim.
This month, you can track four legendary spacecraft on their missions across the solar system just by looking up. From the James Webb Space Telescope to Europa Clipper, these robotic explorers are making history millions of miles from Earth.
After nearly seven years of journeying through space, two spacecraft are finally arriving at Mercury, our solar system's most mysterious inner planet. Europe and Japan's joint mission will unlock secrets of the least explored world close to home.
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.
A California company just finished building a spacecraft that could make asteroid mining affordable. After learning from a 2024 failure, AstroForge is ready to prove interplanetary travel doesn't have to cost billions.
NASA just proved spacecraft can switch between satellite networks like your phone switches between cell towers. This breakthrough could make space missions more reliable and flexible than ever before.
A microwave-sized satellite just proved spacecraft can navigate around the Moon without waiting for instructions from Earth. The breakthrough technology could keep future astronauts connected even when they walk behind lunar hills.
MIT researchers are developing satellite beacons that would create a GPS-like navigation system for spacecraft traveling between Earth and the moon. The technology could make lunar missions safer and more reliable for the growing wave of exploration ahead.
Christina Koch embraced her Orion spacecraft after becoming part of the first crew to fly around the Moon in over 50 years. The Artemis II mission marks humanity's return to deep space exploration.
The Department of Defense is investing in a groundbreaking spacecraft that can refuel satellites in orbit, potentially extending their lifespan indefinitely. Quantum Space will deliver the game-changing vehicle in just two years.
America is building its first nuclear reactor-powered interplanetary spacecraft, designed to reach Mars faster than ever before. The Space Reactor-1 Freedom could revolutionize how we travel between planets.
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.
After traveling through space since 2018, two spacecraft will finally begin exploring Mercury's mysteries in 2027. The BepiColombo mission promises to unlock secrets about our solar system's smallest and least-explored planet.
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