NASA’s Polylingual Experimental Terminal, or PExT, technology demonstration is testing whether spacecraft can switch seamlessly between government and commercial communications networks, similar to ...

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 ...

A problem with the Mars Antenna, a giant NASA radio dish in California, has disrupted the Deep Space Network's spacecraft communication efforts, as well as asteroid studies, since Sept. 16, 2025.

The Artemis II crew will rely on the Deep Space Network for communication and navigation during their mission, which could launch as early as February. Credit: NASA / Mark Sowa On the 18th day of the ...