Human Error Caused a $4.1 Million Mishap at NASA’s Deep Space Network

NASA officials wrapped up an investigation into an incident that caused significant damage to one of its largest Deep Space ...

After nearly breaking, NASA’s Deep Space Network “worked well” on Artemis II

NASA pushed its Deep Space Network beyond its limits during the Artemis I mission nearly four years ago. The global array of ...
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Artemis II TLI burn validates Orion’s deep-space mission design

It was when Orion executed its translunar injection burn just before 8 p.m. ET on April 2 that Artemis II cleared its crucial ...

NASA declares MAVEN spacecraft dead, mission at an end

Almost six months after NASA lost contact with the spacecraft, the agency has declared the MAVEN satellite unrecoverable and ...

NASA picked its next Artemis crew. Here's what they'll do.

Three launches, two dockings, one splashdown: the dress rehearsal for the lunar landers.
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Deep-space 'UFO' winds discovered quenching star formation in the early universe

By coordinating simultaneous deep-space observations, an international team of astrophysicists has successfully captured one ...

1,000 times faster than Hubble: Up close with the NASA space telescope meant to unlock the cosmos

After it launches in August, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to survey more of the sky than any space ...
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Satellite-boosting spacecraft inside air-launched rocket | Space photo of the day for June 12, 2026

A spacecraft was recently prepped for encapsulation inside of its rocket at one of NASA's launch facilities ahead of its ...

An astronaut suddenly couldn’t speak in space. What does that mean for future missions?

A health scare prompted the first ever early return from the International Space Station for a medical reason. Does it change the plan for deep space missions?