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SpaceX Wins Contract to Launch Europe’s Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover on Falcon Heavy

NASA approval of U.S. support sets a late‑2028 launch target.

NASA Publishes Artemis II Crew Menu for 10-Day Lunar Flyby

NASA Veteran Gentry Lee: Life Likely Exists Elsewhere, No Evidence of Visits to Earth

Forty Years After Challenger, New Retrospective Reexamines a Preventable Disaster

Artemis II Name Sign‑Up Nears Jan. 21 Deadline as Argentina’s Atenea CubeSat Confirmed for Flight

Artemis II Reaches Launch Pad as NASA Prepares Fueling Test for Early February Window

Voyager 1 Nears One Light-Day From Earth, With Milestone Expected in 2026

ESA Says NASA Confirms Support for Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover

Perseverance Spots Iron-Nickel Rock in Jezero, Pointing to Possible Metallic Meteorite

ISRO Confirms Mangalyaan-2 for 2030, Targeting India’s First Mars Landing

ISS Marks 25 Years of Continuous Crew Presence, Eyes Commercial Future

NASA Names 2025 Astronaut Class, Including Two From Kentuckiana

JAXA Concludes Akatsuki Venus Orbiter Mission After 15 Years

NASA Invites Public To Add Their Names to Artemis II Before Jan. 21, 2026

Perseverance Finds Potential Biosignature in Jezero Mudstone, Raising Stakes for Sample Return

Curiosity Rover Leverages Enhanced Autonomy to Probe Mars Boxwork Ridges

Artemis II Crew Begins Orion Rehearsals Ahead of 2026 Lunar Flyby

World Asteroid Day Celebrates 10th Anniversary with UN-Led Asteroid Livestream and Expert Webinars

Norway Joins Artemis Accords as 55th Signatory

NASA Astronaut Donald Pettit Returns to Earth on His 70th Birthday After 220 Days in Space