NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) orbiter is no longer communicating with Earth, after an unknown "anomaly" put it out of contact with NASA’s Deep Space Network. In November 2013, ...

NASA’s 230-foot antenna, a crucial component of the Deep Space Network at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex, has suffered significant damage. This incident has further strained the ...

On March 19, one of NASA's Deep Space Network facilities — located in Canberra, Australia — entered its 60th year of relaying priceless information between scientists on Earth and the spacecraft they ...

Canberra joined the global network in 1965 and operates four radio antennas. Now, preparations have begun on its fifth as NASA works to increase the network's capacity. NASA's Deep Space Network ...

For decades, the search for alien intelligence has revolved around the question: if someone out there is listening, how could they hear us? A new study combining data from Penn State and NASA’s Jet ...

Deep space communication protocols serve as the backbone of interplanetary data exchange, where vast distances and significant signal delays demand robust and adaptive transmission techniques.

The aging infrastructure of the Deep Space Network is operating at capacity and in desperate need of an upgrade. The latest news isn't helping. Reading time 3 minutes A massive antenna used to ...