Canada is moving to expand its role in supplying nuclear isotopes that could power ...

Nuclear sources provide heat and electricity independently of these conditions, giving mission planners a dependable option ...

The Artemis II crew was further from Earth than any humans have been in over half a century. As they approached the far side of the moon, the four astronauts sent back reflections on the isolation of ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard its Psyche mission, located 265 ...

Technopark-based space-tech startup HEX20 has been selected by the UAE Space Agency to develop a spacecraft for an asteroid probe, marking the first time an Indian private company has been chosen for ...

"Duet" arrived during Deep Space Nine's first season and proved early on that the series could deliver some of the very best Star Trek stories.

A problem with the Mars Antenna, a giant NASA radio dish in California, has disrupted the Deep Space Network's spacecraft communication efforts, as well as asteroid studies, since Sept. 16, 2025.

The New Horizons spacecraft, which has left the solar system, beamed back images that have led to the first test of deep-space navigation. That is, New Horizons imaged 2 stars, which astronomers then ...

NASA pushed its Deep Space Network beyond its limits during the Artemis I mission nearly four years ago. The global array of deep space communications antennas couldn’t keep up with the routine ...

ESA's ground laser transmitter at the Kryoneri Observatory in Greece used in the deep-space optical communication demonstration. Photo: ESA The European Space Agency (ESA) recently demonstrated the ...

Canberra joined the global network in 1965 and operates four radio antennas. Now, preparations have begun on its fifth as NASA works to increase the network's capacity. NASA's Deep Space Network ...