Scientists Warn Mars's Closest Moon Could Destroy Itself With Falling Debris Before Breaking Apart

The study used both mathematical calculations and computer simulations to model how Phobos behaves under increasing tidal ...

SpaceX's Gigabay facility rises in Florida ahead of Starship launches

SpaceX's massive Starship Gigabay facility is rising at Kennedy Space Center, preparing for Florida launches and NASA's ...

Rocket Report: Alpha Block 2 coming this summer; Falcon sets booster landing mark

New record set for safe booster landings. On Tuesday, SpaceX launched another routine Falcon 9 mission from Vandenberg Space ...
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NASA’s Psyche probe will capture thousands of Mars images during Friday’s flyby — then won’t see another planet until 2029

On Friday, May 15, 2026, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will swing past Mars at roughly 12,333 mph, skimming within about 2,800 ...

NASA spacecraft to fly past Mars on voyage to rare metal asteroid

NASA's Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past Mars on Friday, on its way toward a rare metal-rich asteroid.
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NASA’s Psyche mission is snapping photos of Mars on its way to an asteroid

The Psyche spacecraft is bound for a metal-rich asteroid that it will examine up close starting in 2029. But first, it needs ...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid swings past Mars this week for a gravity boost, snapping thousands of pictures as practice for the main encounter in 2029. Named Psyche like the ...
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NASA spacecraft to swing past Mars as it chases rare metal asteroid

Named Psyche like the asteroid it’s after, the robotic explorer will slingshot past the red planet at 12,333 mph (19,848 kph) ...
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NASA’s next Mars mission will help future astronauts on the Red Planet

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — NASA and Blue Origin are planning to launch the ESCAPADE mission, where a pair of satellites will study Mars' magnetosphere. ESCAPADE will eventually help future ...
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NASA pushes next-gen Mars helicopter rotors through the sound barrier

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, have demonstrated that the blades of their ...
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A Science Strategy for the

This study was supported by Contract 80HQTR22DA001 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or ...