NASA has awarded nearly $600 million in new contracts to private companies for lunar landers to deliver science equipment to the moon's surface in late 2028.
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China's Tiangong space station may become the only permanently crewed outpost in Earth orbit if the International Space Station retires as planned and commercial successors are not ready.
NASA has selected 41 proposals from 37 American companies to advance technologies for long-term lunar presence and human Mars exploration. These partnerships leverage NASA's resources to mature commercial space solutions.
NASA is investing $30 million in a novel rescue mission to extend the life of the nearly 22-year-old Swift Observatory, an instrument crucial for detecting gamma-ray bursts.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, discovered in 2025, may be nearly 12 billion years old, predating our Solar System. New analysis reveals its unique chemical composition.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at Kennedy Space Center for final testing before its planned August 30 launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
The Soviet Venera 14 lander famously tested the compressibility of its own lens cap instead of Venusian soil due to an unexpected equipment placement.
Saturn's moon Titan, rich in hydrocarbons, could serve as a vital resource stop for deep space missions, according to a NASA scientist's research.
NASA is undertaking an unprecedented mission to save its Swift space observatory from deorbiting by using a novel spacecraft to boost it into a higher orbit.
NASA and Relativity Space are forming a public-private partnership to advance Mars science. NASA will provide instruments, while Relativity Space handles spacecraft and launch.