Parker Solar Probe Makes Another Flyby Of The Sun, Solar Energy Bags A Win, And More Science Stories

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A Probe Took Incredible Pictures of Mars on Its Way to a Far-Off Asteroid

The Psyche probe, launched in October 2023 on its way to the metallic asteroid it will study, recently performed a flyby of Mars to take advantage of its gravitational pull and continue its trajectory ...
Science Daily

NASA’s new AI space chip could let spacecraft think for themselves

NASA is testing a next-generation space computer chip that could give spacecraft the ability to operate far more independently in deep space. The radiation-hardened processor is showing performance ...
Space.com

NASA won't give up hope on silent MAVEN Mars probe: 'We're still looking for it'

NASA has yet to reestablish contact with its MAVEN Mars spacecraft despite ongoing efforts, agency officials said Monday (March 16). NASA lost contact with MAVEN on Dec. 6, 2025, after the spacecraft ...