Solar System Missions (10–180 Days) Fission-based Orion (4,000 tons) for most missions (e.g., Mars in 125 days, Jupiter in 180 days). Fusion-based for fast outer-planet trips (e.g., Jupiter in 30 days ...

It will be the first crewed flight of the Orion spacecraft, the vessel that has been tapped to send humans to Mars. Both the Orion and the Space Launch System (SLS) associated with it "are ...

The planets are set to align tonight when Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn form a parade which will be visible from Derry and Donegal.

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The race to Mars has intensified, with two major players leading the charge—NASA and SpaceX. NASA, a government-backed agency ...

But the Orion capsule is larger and can accommodate ... potentially ferrying humans to the moon, Mars, and beyond. By moving into orbit with its Commercial Crew Program and partnering with private ...

NASA and its partners are pressing to speed up the timeline for the Artemis II launch that will fly humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years as the program competes with Trump ...

the so-called Mars Triangle is temporary and in flux. The Winter Triangle is visible in the Northern Hemisphere now through the rest of this month. Look high in the southeast sky, near Orion's ...

Enjoy the Mars Triangle while it still lasts ... Finally, there is ruddy Betelgeuse (magnitude +0.48), in Orion the Hunter, a star well-known for its irregular variability in brightness.

British stargazers were poised to catch a rare “planetary parade” as all seven of Earth’s neighbours form a spectacular lineup this week, before it ...