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Using Vibrations and AI, Future Robotic Missions Could Handle Buried Rocks Autonomously

Mechanical engineering assistant professor Erik Komendera developed a method that combines vibrations and AI to determine how deeply a rock is buried, helping robots clear terrain more efficiently.

Universe Today · EN

NASA unveils $10 billion in moon base contracts, new lunar missions and the 'PROMISE' of a nuclear-powered rover

NASA is pushing ahead with its plan to build a moon base for astronauts by 2032, unveiling up to $10 billion in new contracts to launch and deliver cargo to Earth's nearest neighbor.

Space.com · EN

Hera probe gets 1st good look at asteroid system clobbered by NASA's DART mission | Space photo of the day for Nov. 6, 2026

The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft has gotten its first close-up look at the Didymos binary asteroid, the first space rock system "punched" by humanity.

Space.com · EN

'We got it done!' Spacewalking astronauts finish installing next-gen ISS solar arrays

Spacewalkers Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk installed the final ISS Roll-Out Solar Array on Thursday (Nov. 5), wrapping up a multiyear effort to boost the station's power generation by 30%.

Space.com · EN

NASA's Voyager 1 probe bounces back from communications glitch in interstellar space

NASA's Voyager 1 probe is back in communication after the 49-year-old spacecraft briefly fell silent last month, during its interstellar-space mission.

Space.com · EN

You don't have to go to the moon to see Earth differently: Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover on what really matters

After a record-breaking journey around the moon, Artemis 2 astronaut Victor Glover explains why you don't need to travel into space to see Earth differently.

Space.com · EN

2 astronauts will finish upgrading ISS solar arrays during spacewalk today: Watch it live

NASA's Anil Menon and Canada Joshua Kutryk will install the International Space Station's final roll-out solar array during a spacewalk today (Nov. 5). Here's how to watch it live.

Space.com · EN

NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt

NASA's Swift space telescope crashed back to Earth today (Nov. 4), three months after a private spacecraft was supposed to boost the observatory to a higher orbit.

Space.com · EN

Dimorphos in sight: Europe's Hera probe gets its 1st look at battered space rock (photo)

Europe's Hera planetary defense spacecraft is closing in on the binary asteroid system targeted by NASA's DART deflection test, and can now tell the two rocky bodies apart.

Space.com · EN

Voting in space: NASA astronauts cast ballots from International Space Station

The three Americans currently living off Earth made sure their voices were heard, voting in the midterm election from the International Space Station.

Space.com · EN

Do we know how many Starship launches SpaceX will need to get NASA astronauts to the moon? No. Will its refuelling plan be simple? Also no.

NASA's Artemis IV moon mission will be a complicated affair — especially if SpaceX's Starship ends up being the lunar lander. The massive spacecraft will need an unknown number of refuel flights in two separate orbits.

Space.com · EN

Robot cube explores the International Space Station | Space photo of the day for Nov. 3, 2026

An Astrobee, a tiny robot cube, is zipping around the International Space Station helping out the astronauts on board.

Space.com · EN