NASA revealed the latest close-up images on Wednesday of a rare interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS, which was named after the telescope in Chile that first spotted it, making a one-time journey through our solar system.

The rocket will propel NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft into orbit to begin their journey to Mars.

Strong solar storms responsible for breathtaking auroras across the U.S. have delayed the launch of Blue Origin's big new rocket.

NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft launched aboard Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket Thursday afternoon from Cape Canaveral, beginning their journey to Mars with arrival expected in 2027.

Blue Origin, the spaceflight company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its towering New Glenn rocket on a landmark second mission.

New Glenn is set to lift off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch window opens at 2:57 p.m. and closes at 4:25 p.m. ET. Blue Origin will begin livestreaming the event approximately 20 minutes before liftoff, and you can watch right here.

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, plans to challenge SpaceX with the powerful, partially reusable New Glenn rocket.

Hitching a ride on a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket, NASA's pair of Escapade (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecrafts were launched at at 3:55 p.m. ET Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin. Its New Glenn rocket, with liftoff from Florida, is carrying a Mars-bound spacecraft. How to watch from Treasure Coast

According to NASA, the two small satellites, known as Blue and Gold, will travel first to Lagrange Point 2, a gravitational balance point about 930,000 miles from Earth. They will wait there until late 2026, when Earth and Mars align for the next transfer window. Both spacecraft are expected to enter orbit around Mars in September 2027.