Space Exploration

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is eliminating nearly 600 workers due to funding shortfalls for the space agency's Mars Sample Return mission

After a nine-day shutdown, the upside-down lunar lander received enough sunlight to power up again

NASA’s enterprising Mars helicopter and its remarkable 72 flights offered a new vision of planetary exploration

After an unexpected communications dropout, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter is back in business on Mars

Japan’s SLIM precision-landing spacecraft—a potential game-changer for upcoming lunar exploration—may expire on the moon before fulfilling its mission

Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander, which endured a crippling postlaunch malfunction for longer than expected, could set a precedent for a coming wave of U.S. moon missions

If successful, the Artemis program promises to revolutionize travel to other celestial bodies. But many more tests of hardware remain

Peregrine will likely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, the moon lander’s builder has said

What lessons does the loss of the Titan submersible have for preventing spaceflight disasters?

Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander was meant to be the first commercial spacecraft to operate on the surface of the moon. Instead it may not reach lunar orbit at all

The Navajo Nation has called for a delay in launching the commercial lander Peregrine, which is set to carry human remains on a private mission to the moon

Aditya-L1 will join more than four active spacecraft at the first Lagrange point, a nearly stable region in the gravitational field between Earth and the sun