The ESCAPADE mission, which launched to space on a Blue Origin rocket on Thursday, breaks the mold of how planetary science missions typically come together.

The asteroids are as large as around 75 and 91 feet in diameter, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies.

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That's the future that NASA's ESCAPADE, or escape and plasma acceleration and dynamics explorers, mission will help unleash: one where small,

Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet. But billions of years ago, scientific evidence suggests that it had a thick atmosphere, which kept it warm enough to support flowing water on its surface. So, what happened to the Red Planet, and could it happen to Earth?

Blue Origin lanzó su enorme cohete New Glenn el jueves con un par de naves espaciales de la NASA destinadas a Marte.

One of the best-known features is the keyhole formation, sitting high up in Libya Montes. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped a photo of it in 2011, and the odd structure quickly drew attention— with a wedge-like base topped with a round dome.

Summer Worden of Kansas pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents about claims her astronaut ex-wife hacked her bank account from space.