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NASA currently has Mars sample return as their priority flagship mission not just for this decade but for the next one as well. They were recommended to do this in the 2012 decadal review. It is good for geology, nobody doubts that. But it is motivated mainly by the search for ancient life on Mars.

The space industry must improve security as foreign intelligence entities seek to steal trade secrets and disrupt space-based infrastructure, US agencies caution.

The future promises crazy adventures throughout the cosmos, and it should be considered our good luck that we're alive at the right time to witness the

A single device with malicious code can foil a networking protocol used by spacecraft, aircraft, and industrial control systems, resulting in unpredictable operations and possible failures.

The test shows humanity can alter an asteroid's trajectory if it's at risk of colliding with our planet.

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is scheduled to launch on 24 November and will smash into the asteroid Dimorphos

Does nasa have a plan to deal with it? tom foreman is joining us in our virtual studio to explain. >> reporter: the idea is lets go capture an asteroid. theyve already identified a couple candidates, and it will begin like this, a powerful rocket will launch what they call the asteroid redirect vehicle. this is a robotic spacecraft driven far off into space by the most powerful solar propulsion system we have ever seen on this earth. it will be amazing accomplishment. no, we wont go past the sta...