Wall-E and Eve CubeSats Lost in Space as They Move Away from Mars
6 Feb 2019, 15:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Currently, Wall-E is more than 1 million miles (1.6 million km) past Mars, and Eve even further, at 2 million miles (3.2 million km)
SpaceX Raptor Flight Engine Test Fired in Texas
4 Feb 2019, 15:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The version of the engine shown here is the redesigned variant that will actually take off with the Starship sometime in the future
Curiosity Sends Back New Selfie from Mars, Pack Its Bags for a New Destination
29 Jan 2019, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Curiosity rover snapped the 57 pics on January 15 using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera to form this here selfie
NASA Shouts Louder in the Hope of Waking Up the Opportunity Rover
28 Jan 2019, 15:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA is pondering the fact that the one or both of the rover’s primary and secondary X-band radios have failed and the rover's internal clock is offset
Missing Opportunity Rover Would Have Celebrated 15 on Mars on January 24
25 Jan 2019, 10:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Opportunity rover celebrates its 15th anniversary on Mars, despite the fact that contact with it was lost in June last year
SpaceX Starship Broken in Half by Heavy Winds, Weeks Needed for Repairs
24 Jan 2019, 07:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk confirmed the Starship prototype has indeed been hurt by 50 mph winds and it will take weeks to repair the damage
NASA Rights Space Launch System Huge Hydrogen Tank on Test Pad
17 Jan 2019, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The rocket will push into outer space NASA’s Orion spacecraft, and the combo will be used later in its life cycle for a trip or two to Mars
SpaceX Layoffs Coming Despite Record Number of 2018 Launches
14 Jan 2019, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The announcement for the layoffs came shortly after the launch of the Falcon 9 last Friday, with the employees being sent home to await their fate via email
Elon Musk’s Stainless Steel Starship Is a Sign of Things to Come
27 Dec 2018, 10:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The steel used for the construction of the Starship was treated at cryogenic temperatures to createa material that is better than carbon fiber
NASA InSIght Deploys First Instrument on Mars
21 Dec 2018, 07:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SEIS was deployed on Mars by InSight. NASA expects the first data from SEIS will be sent back to Earth as soon as the instrument is in the right position
InSight Sister Lander ForeSight Works in Mock-Up Mars Environment at JPL
19 Dec 2018, 08:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The sister lander of the InSight is called ForeSight and is used to practice the placement of instruments to know in advance the challenges
NASA InSight Looks Like a Spec of Metal in the Martian Reddish Dust
14 Dec 2018, 10:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA releases photos on the InSight lander parachute and heat shield taken from orbit with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
NASA InSight Takes its First Selfie on Mars
12 Dec 2018, 09:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says the elements to be seen in the photo are the lander's solar panel and its entire deck, including its science instruments
NASA InSight Sends Back New High-Res Photos from Mars
7 Dec 2018, 10:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA engineers have started testing the InSight lander’s systems to see if everything is in working order, beginning with the robotic arm
InSight Landed Tilted into a Large Sandbox
3 Dec 2018, 07:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA engineers found that the InSight spacecraft landed tilted by four degrees in an area that is mostly rock-free and allows for its mission to continue.
Lunar Landers Selected by NASA for Payload Delivery to the Moon
30 Nov 2018, 11:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Nine U.S. companies have been chosen to bid for delivering science and technology payloads for NASA to the Moon on a regular basis
NASA InSight Spacecraft Landed on Mars with Flawless Precision
27 Nov 2018, 08:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA InSight lander aces descend and touchdown, with several million people watching live as the vents unfolded. It is the first Martian landing in six years
NASA InSight Landing Explained by JPL Chief Engineer in Stunning Detail
26 Nov 2018, 13:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Rob Manning, chief engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, explains how the landing will go for the InSight as it approaches Mars
Elon Musk Wants to Fly to Mars, Probably Die There
26 Nov 2018, 12:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk says there's a 70 percent chance to fly to Mars on future SpaceX missions, despite the fact there's a big probability of death there
NASA and ESA Getting Ready to Land InSIght on Mars
26 Nov 2018, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ESA will be using the deep-space ground tracking stations to help InSight mission engineers control and land the spacecraft as it approaches Mars