The Atlas 5 rocket carrying the Mars Science Laboratory, or Curiosity rover, stands poised at the launch pad, just over a minute before launch. NASA's Curiosity Mars rover was hoisted atop its Atlas 5 ...

Rocket Lab's new "Hungry Hippo" payload fairing has been safely delivered to the company's integration facilities at the ...

The ESCAPADE mission, which launched to space on a Blue Origin rocket on Thursday, breaks the mold of how planetary science missions typically come together. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang went to ...

Construction on Launch Complex 3 began in late 2023, and the site became operational when it officially opened last month. Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab’s move to become an all-service provider in ...

Following a thorough evaluation, NASA has extended the planetary science missions of eight of its spacecraft due to their scientific productivity and potential to deepen our knowledge and ...

Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) announced the successful launch of its two Explorer-class spacecraft. The launch was a part of NASA's ESCAPADE mission, in collaboration with the University of California ...

New Glenn rocket launch was postponed due to solar activity Geomagnetic storms can disrupt radio, satellite communications Twin NASA satellites to measure space weather on Mars Heightened aurora ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's next Mars rover will land at the foot of a layered mountain inside the planet's Gale crater.