Rocket Lab’s out-of-the-blue protest against NASA’s commissioning Blue Origin to develop the Mars Telecommunications Network ...

Mars’ north polar ice cap has been found to be much more pristine than had been thought, containing less dust that changes the ice’s relationship with the Red Planet’s climate.

Following more than 3 years of flight tests from Texas, SpaceX's gargantuan Starship rocket reached orbit for the first time.

Rather than simply raising the contrast between colors, the decorrelation method maps the original colors to an expanded range.

Sometimes, even the strangest alien landscapes can still have hints of Earth-like features in them. Case in point: the coral reef shapes captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter circling the Red ...

Uncrewed vehicles like the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers (as well as orbiters) have for years captured stunning photos of Mars. Here are the latest.

Eligible bidders needed prior NASA funding for a Mars Sample Return study and a proposal featuring a separately launched telecommunications orbiter.

A rather ironic conflict has begun in the space industry. On September 11, Rocket Lab filed a formal protest with the ...

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On Sept. 11, Rocket Lab formally protested NASA's award of MTN to Blue Origin. "NASA's award decision appears to be ...

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) has selected Irvine-based TRL11 to provide the “optical payload” — essentially the eyes — for the prototype of a new U.S. military satellite.

In theory, developing a spacecraft that will fly to Mars, insert itself into orbit around the red planet, and relay transmissions back and forth to large satellite dishes on Earth is a relatively ...