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A NASA spacecraft chasing the metal-rich Psyche asteroid will swing by Mars for a gravity boost at about 12,333 mph, snapping thousands of photos to tune its instruments ahead of a 2029 rendezvous with the asteroid belt target that scientists suspect may be the exposed core of a protoplanet.
NASA’s ESCAPADE mission launched in 2025 with two orbiters to study how the solar wind and Mars’ magnetosphere interact, revealing real-time atmospheric escape from the Red Planet and providing stereo measurements. The twins will fly in tandem near Mars after looping through a distant Earth magnetotail en route to a Sept. 2027 Mars arrival, also doing discovery science in Earth’s magnetotail. Findings will help protect future astronauts and inform Mars communications and ionospheric understanding as humanity prepares to explore the Red Planet.
Blue Origin is preparing for the second launch of its New Glenn rocket, which will carry NASA's ESCAPADE probes to Mars and attempt to recover its booster for the second time, aiming to demonstrate reusability and compete in the heavy-lift launch market. The launch is crucial for Blue Origin's reputation and future contracts, with success potentially reshaping the industry.
Scientists have discovered that Uranus emits more internal heat than it absorbs from the Sun, revealing it still retains ancient heat from its formation, which challenges previous beliefs and supports future NASA exploration efforts.
New research suggests that Uranus and its moons may have hidden oceans and the potential to support life, challenging previous perceptions influenced by Voyager 2's encounter during a solar storm. This revelation, published in Nature Astronomy, highlights the importance of re-examining old data and has prompted NASA to plan a return mission to Uranus, aiming to explore these possibilities further by 2045.