Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Wednesday launched its signature Falcon 9 rocket on a rideshare mission carrying three scientific spacecraft, including NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP).

NASA is preparing to launch the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, or IMAP, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Researchers at Ohio State University say they’ve reached a new milestone in nuclear propulsion that could dramatically speed up human missions to Mars.