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Artemis II, the next mission in NASA’s Artemis program to explore the Moon, is scheduled to launch from Florida within the ...

A US House committee with oversight of NASA unanimously passed a “reauthorization” act for the space agency on Wednesday. The ...

BEIJING--China’s main space contractor vowed to develop space tourism in the next five years, state media ⁠reported on ...

One would think that this excellent question would be easy to answer: A bucket full of “deep space” would contain essentially nothing — and, well, there you are! Outer space is, after all, the closest ...

The left panel shows the solar system and Earth. The upper right panel presents the layered structure of the Earth, with arrows showing the coupling between mantle convection and tectonic plate motion ...

China has officially accelerated its timeline to develop space tourism over the next five years, marking a significant move to challenge US dominance in deep space exploration. The state-owned ...

We are in an era where planetary science no longer depends on government missions. Commercial capabilities are mature and ready to deliver a higher cadence of planetary exploration that fits within ...