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Europe plans to launch advanced Mars lander in 2035
The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.
Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.
Beam me to the stars: Scientists propose wild new interstellar travel tech
"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for a boost, just don't have the ability to scale to useful interstellar speeds."
SMILE! Europe and China move toward 2026 launch of space weather mission
The European Space Agency is set to launch a joint space science mission with China in early 2026 after a long collaboration.
‘The Other Moonshot:’ New podcast centers on unsung black heroes of the space race (trailer)
An exclusive trailer for the new podcast series "L.A. Made: The Other Moonshot," which comes out Jan. 29.
On this day in space! Jan. 20, 1978: 1st Progress cargo delivery ship launched
On January 22, 2003, NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft beams its last data transmission back to Earth.
Hubble tension is now in our cosmic backyard, sending cosmology into crisis
Measurements of the distance to the Coma Cluster of galaxies find that it is millions of light years closer than the standard model predicts.
