NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft will make another close brush with the sun, the second of three planned encounters through ...

The first private spacecraft mission to Venus will combat the planet's hellish conditions with the aid of a novel woven heat ...

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup.

NASA's Small Spacecraft Technology program, part of the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, supported the development of the heat shield for Rocket Lab’s Venus mission. HEET is a ...

Teams at Ames work with private companies, like Rocket Lab, to turn NASA materials into solutions such as the heat shield tailor-made for this spacecraft destined for Venus, supporting the growth ...

A company that's slated to launch the world's first-ever private mission to Venus ... the rugged spacecraft outerwear that looks like something out of "Star Wars" was invented at NASA's Ames ...

Getting from Earth to space isn’t just about speed—it’s about planning the right trajectory. The Moon, our closest neighbor, ...

After its successful lunar touchdown, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost mission could soon be joined on the moon by two more commercial spacecraft ...

Morning Star isn’t alone in its aspirations. NASA and the European Space Agency both plan to send spacecraft to Venus within the next decade. “We’re now entering a new era of Venus ...