The probe belongs to NASA’s InSight lander, a robot the size of a small car that landed on Mars in November of 2018.InSight’s goal is to figure out what Mars’ insides are made of, and the ...

Commercial company Intuitive Machines has landed its second probe on the moon, but company officials say it isn't in the correct position. The same thing happened last time.

However, the spacecraft's lander probe has survived in orbit. The Soviet craft was designed to stand up to the thick, hot atmosphere of Venus and has a parachute, though it's unclear if it is ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost probe is expected to land no earlier than Sunday, March 2, 2025 in the wee hours before dawn. Here's what we know.

The lander probe has been on a long, slow path back to Earth for decades, and the time of reunion is almost here. The potential reentry window stretches from May 7-13.

One of the lander's main engines lost thrust about 50 meters (54 yards) above the moon surface, causing a harder landing than planned. A pair of autonomous probes released by SLIM before touchtown ...

The lander is equipped with spherical probe that was developed with a toy company. Slightly bigger than a tennis ball, it can change its shape to move on the lunar surface.

The European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft has regained contact with its history-making Philae comet lander, although scientists now face a race against time to extract as much data as ...

The U.S. space agency says the lander placed its heat probe -- the Heat and Physical Properties Package -- on the surface of the Red Planet back on Feb. 12. Skip to Article. Set weather.

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