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an intricate circular labyrinth inside a metal enclosure with a circular glass window

Why does NASA's Perseverance rover keep taking pictures of this maze on Mars?

By Stefanie Waldek published

NASA's Perseverance rover regularly images a Sherlock Holmes–themed maze to calibrate its chemical-hunting SHERLOC instrument.

Mars Rovers
A Japanese ispace moon lander fires its thrusters in a simulation of its moon landing.

Private Japanese spacecraft crashes into moon in 'hard landing,' ispace says

By Mike Wall last updated

Japan's private Resilience lunar lander went dark just before it was scheduled to touch down on the moon today (June 5), raising doubts about the venture's success.

Missions
A pale man wearing a blue suit and red had with orange face paint purses his lips toward another, taller pale man, pursing his lips in the direction of the first man, wearing all black. A blurry man behind them awaits the inevitable.

Elon Musk says SpaceX could begin 'decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft' after Trump threat to cancel contracts

By Josh Dinner published

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are having a very public disagreement at the moment, and NASA could get caught in the crosshairs.

Space Exploration
A man works with a scientific instrument aboard a spacecraft

Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut to fly into space, dies at 76

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The first Canadian astronaut to fly into space, Marc Garneau, died on June 4, 2025 at the age of 76. In addition to his three launches, Garneau also led the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

Human Spaceflight
The brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the private Ax-4 astronaut mission to the ISS is seen inside the hangar at Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrives at pad for June 10 astronaut launch (photo)

By Mike Wall published

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-4 astronaut mission has arrived at its pad ahead of a planned June 10 launch.

Private Spaceflight
a small model of a red and white house is mounted to a gold foil-covered lunar rover with white wheels

Building the 'Moonhouse': Q&A with artist Mikael Genberg

By Mike Wall published

Mikael Genberg discusses his "Moonhouse" project, which is about to land a tiny replica of the iconic red-and-white Swedish house on Earth's nearest neighbor.

Missions
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 4, 2025.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellite stack from Vandenberg Space Force Base (video, photos)

By Josh Dinner published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base this evening (June 4), carrying 27 Starlink satellites for the company's growing wireless internet constellation.

Launches & Spacecraft
a small plush white baby swan appears to float inside a darkened room lit by neon lights and a video monitor

'Joy,' a plush baby swan, will launch with Axiom Mission-4 crew as zero-g indicator

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

When an international crew of astronauts launch on a commercial space mission, they will be joined by a स्वैन, a łabędź or a hattyú. Or, in English, a swan.

Private Spaceflight
a cubic lunar lander on four legs sits on the dusty surface of the moon next to a small four-wheeled rover

What time is Japan's private ispace moon landing on June 5 (and how to watch it live)?

By Tariq Malik last updated

The Japanese company ispace will attempt to land its Resilience lander on the moon on June 5. Here's what time and how to watch it live.

Missions
rows of starlink satellites in the lower left portion of the image with Earth in the background and a slither of black space in the lower right side of the image.

Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

Reference
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