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NASA’s latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars’ atmosphere

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE ...
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How NASA simulates space at home on a tight budget

Space exploration is no longer confined to the vast expanse of the cosmos. NASA engineers are revolutionizing the way ...

NASA quietly sends two spacecraft to Mars — and they're going a new way

A NASA mission will send twin spacecraft to Mars to learn what happened to the Red Planet's ancient, thick atmosphere.
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What is Project Athena? All about the leaked plan that could turn NASA into a private space empire

One major goal in Project Athena is to launch a new Mars exploration program named Olympus. This plan was designed to align with SpaceX’s proposal to send an uncrewed Starship mission to Mars next ...

NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars — twin UC Berkeley satellites dubbed Blue and Gold — will launch in early November

NASA's first multiple-satellite mission to another planet will map Mars' magnetic field and atmosphere in 3D, laying the ...
Astronomy

The Deep Space Network: How NASA spacecraft make long-distance calls

NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) comprises three geographically dispersed sites (Canberra, Madrid, and Goldstone) ensuring near-constant communication with deep-space probes, including the ...

NASA has a broken giant antenna that could upend its 2026 plans

NASA's giant Mars Antenna failure hinders spacecraft communication and asteroid studies amid the federal government shutdown.