A NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars may be dead

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft, which has orbited Mars since 2014, went quiet abruptly in early December. Efforts to reestablish a ...
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Live long and loiter: Why NASA's ESCAPADE probes will wait a year in space before heading to Mars

"How do you get to Mars when the launch vehicle is not necessarily going to Mars?" ...
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Artemis 2 is NASA’s moon-first bet, and Mars is on pause

NASA is on the verge of sending astronauts back toward the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, and that ...

Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026

Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...
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China vs. SpaceX vs. NASA: Who reaches Mars first?

The race to Mars has quietly become the defining contest of twenty-first century spaceflight, pitting a state-backed Chinese ...

ESA-NASA Mars Sample Return mission called off

The European Space Agency (ESA) officials shared about this development during the annual media briefing held in Paris on ...
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6 spaceflights ahead in 2026, from NASA moon missions to SpaceX Starship

NASA plans to send four astronauts on a mission to circumnavigate the moon, the first human lunar mission in over 50 years. SpaceX is expected to debut a new version of its Starship megarocket and ...
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Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough nailed the landing of its booster. The launch ...