Perseverance Rover Sets a New Mars Distance Record
On October 11, 2026, NASA's Perseverance rover quietly rewrote the record books on Mars. After more than 2,000 sols of tireless driving, the…
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JUICE Swings Past Earth on Its Long Road to Jupiter
On September 28, ESA's JUICE spacecraft used Earth's gravity to sharpen its trajectory toward Jupiter. The flyby was far more than a navigat…
CRS-35: SpaceX Delivers Final iROSA Solar Arrays to the ISS
SpaceX lifted off at dawn on October 13 with NASA's 35th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station, delivering critical…
MMX Mission Targets Phobos in Historic Sample-Return Attempt
JAXA's MMX probe is scheduled to launch aboard a Japanese H3 rocket on 19 October 2026. Its goal: land on Phobos, collect surface material, …
Landers Under Scrutiny: The Moon and Mars Tested in Parallel
Two landers, two worlds, one intense testing season. While a commercial module bound for the Moon endures thermal vacuum and vibration trial…
CRS-35 Delivers Final iROSA Solar Arrays and Health Science to ISS
Lifting off from Cape Canaveral on October 13, 2026, SpaceX's Cargo Dragon on the CRS-35 mission brings the ISS's solar upgrade to completio…
NovaMoon: ESA bets on lunar GPS for future explorers
The Moon has no GPS. ESA's newly announced NovaMoon mission intends to change that, bringing positioning, navigation and timing services to …
ExoMars Rover Twin Practices the Critical First Drive Off Its Lander
Getting a rover onto Mars is only half the challenge — it still has to get off the lander. ESA is rehearsing that exact moment with a full f…
Jupiter and its moons: a giant that keeps giving
From backyard telescopes to deep-space probes, Jupiter and its moons continue to captivate scientists and amateur astronomers alike. A new A…
Sophie Adenot Completes Eight Months Aboard the Space Station
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth on October 8, 2026, completing her first long-duration mission to the International Space Stat…
Crew-12 Splashes Down as Starship Eyes Flight 15
NASA's Crew-12 mission concluded on October 8 with a Pacific Ocean splashdown off California, returning four astronauts safely to Earth. Mea…
The Lunar Farside: A Hidden World Finally Coming Into Focus
Forever facing away from Earth, the lunar farside has long been one of the solar system's great unknowns. A new wave of missions and observa…
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