The Psyche mission, launched in October 2023, is heading for Asteroid 16 Psyche in the outer part of the main asteroid belt, but just managed a strategic flyby of Mars.

The team still can't confidently rule out the existence of Europa's water vapor, especially as similar plumes have been more ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a weather forecast for the exoplanet WASP-94Ab, a world with clouds of sand in ...

A spacecraft has taken jaw-dropping close-up snaps of Mars on its way to a $10,000 quadrillion asteroid. NASA’s Psyche ...

As space missions travel farther from Earth, spacecraft must increasingly be able to process and store their own data. Soon, ...

Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is already famous for being the largest moon in the solar system. At more than 3,200 miles wide, it ...

The mere mention of AI may make some people want to run for the hills, but when it comes to space exploration, it’s an ...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft will use Mars' gravity today (May 15) for a crucial boost on its six-year journey to a metallic ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will fly past Mars on May 15, 2026, using the planet’s gravity to accelerate toward asteroid Psyche.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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.

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