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NASA is developing lunar navigation beacons to be deployed on spacecraft or the lunar surface to aid in localization and help future space vehicles determine position, velocity, and time to high accuracy.

A few days ago the Lucy spacecraft, en route to the Trojan asteroids, had her first deep space encounter — the tiny asteroid Dinkinesh.

Dinkinesh, the smallest main belt asteroid ever seen up close by NASAs Lucy spacecraft this week, has been revealed to be a binary, with a moonlet in orbit.

Pumpkin carving reaches new heights during the annual competition, where spacecraft-building engineers mix ingenuity and creativity for some spectacular

If you think finding your way on Earth without help from Google Maps or Waze is difficult, just think about what that's like for people planning mis...

On Wednesday, the spacecraft will come close to the small asteroid Dinkinesh.

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the leader of the Diasporan delegation to motherland Africa, Dr Julius Garvey have both agreed to have Badagry in Lagos State, as location for the world Africa Slave Trade Museum

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 26, 2023 - NASA is demonstrating laser communications on multiple missions - showcasing the benefits infrared light can have for science and exploration missions transmitting terabytes of important data. The I

Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic’s first lunar lander is set to take off on United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket on Christmas Eve, ULA CEO Tory Bruno said. Bruno told the audience at the CNBC Technology Executive Council Summit that the rocket company is targeting between December 24 and December 26 for the first-ever Vulcan launch. “The reason it’s Christmas Eve is because of science – orbital mechanics," ULA CEO Tory Bruno said.

Washington (AFP) Oct 25, 2023 - A new US rocket, United Launch Alliance (ULA)s Vulcan Centaur, is to make its maiden flight on Christmas Eve with a payload that includes a private lunar lander.