Satellite News

NASA’s Perseverance rover has brought the “family portrait” bumper sticker fad to a whole new world.

The camera team behind the first HD panorama that NASA’s Perseverance rover snapped on the surface of Mars will discuss the new imagery in a live Q&A on Thursday (Feb. 25) at 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT).

In anticipation of China’s first Mars landing attempt, scientists are wondering whether the Tianwen-1 rover may carry Earthly contamination with it to the surface.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe nailed its fourth swing past Venus on Feb. 20, and mission scientists celebrated by releasing a stunning image captured during a similar maneuver in July.

Orbital Assembly Corp. recently unveiled new details about its ambitious Voyager Station, which is projected to be the first commercial space station operating with artificial gravity.

On Feb. 25, 1982, the Western Union company launched a communication satellite called Westar 4. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

China has revealed the first images of lunar samples from its Chang’e 5 mission following a meeting between China’s president and mission representatives.

NASA’s Apollo 13 astronauts have been immortalized as a new bronze statue now on display at Space Center Houston.