NASA is part of a Japan-led mission known as MMX that in the coming days could send an uncrewed spacecraft toward Mars to ...

Japan plans to launch the spacecraft Oct. 19, with arrival at Mars expected in August 2027.

NASA officials will give an update today (Oct. 15) on an upcoming Japan-led mission to send a spacecraft to Mars' two moons, ...

The first mission to land on a moon of Mars could launch as soon as Oct. 19, carrying with it a sample collection instrument ...

Japan’s MMX mission will explore Phobos, one of Mars’s two mysterious moons, and attempt to return surface samples to Earth.

Soon, a Japanese-led space mission called Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) will begin its hunt for the answer. On Monday ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship could become the spacecraft that finally takes humans to Mars, but the journey presents ...

Blue Origin scrubbed a launch attempt of the NG-2 mission on Nov. 9, 2025, due to cumulus clouds in the area. Image: Spaceflight Now Update Nov. 9, 5 p.m. EST (2200 UTC): Blue Origin scrubbed the ...

The agency's shift of focus could mean turning to SpaceX's Starship for a mission to Mars in 2026. Reading time 3 minutes NASA is considering launching missions to Mars as early as next year in an ...