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Category: planetary science
Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos
The climax for MMX will come in 2029, when the spacecraft will attempt up to two landings on Phobos. Japan […]
Things are finally looking up for NASA’s first missions to Venus in a generation
“This is great news for us. We’re staffing up. We’re accelerating.” A test unit for DAVINCI’s entry probe is moved […]
Venus’ mysterious haze is actually cosmic dust
Skip to content A physical model show that iron dust and sulfuric acid create the right properties. Venus is shrouded […]
Europe will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument
That’s enough to start work on a European radar for Envision, even as ESA still awaits a formal notification from […]
After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
The hottest news in space “Fundamentally, we want to learn about the origins of this planet and how it came […]
Without new landers or rovers, it’s helicopters or bust for NASA’s Mars program
NASA’s cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn’t include the helicopters. One of AeroVironment’s prototype Mars […]
A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it’s not clear why
NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent five years traversing Jezero Crater looking for the chemical leftovers of whatever processes were at […]
After nearly breaking, NASA’s Deep Space Network “worked well” on Artemis II
“Some missions are using more than what their paperwork would say.” File photo of the 70-meter antenna at NASA’s Goldstone […]
After 11 years at Mars, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper
“I think the team has really experienced the loss of a loved one with the end of the mission.” The […]