SUNSET: 
Sputnik Planitia Made Pluto's "Heart" Wander
A big, nitrogen-ice-filled basin has apparently caused Pluto's entire crust to shift over time.
Catch a NASA Launch This Weekend
There's a good chance to catch a rocket launch at dusk on Saturday night, when an Atlas V rocket with GOES-R takes to space.
New Clues on the Fate of Beagle 2
An innovative technique sheds new light on what doomed Britain's Beagle 2 spacecraft when it tried to land on Mars in 2003.
Curiosity Finds "Egg Rock" Iron Meteorite
NASA's intrepid Mars rover gets a close-up view of a bizarrely shaped space rock that landed on the lower slope of Mount Sharp.
Schiaparelli: Requiem for a Mars Lander
New glimpses from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and ongoing data analysis are revealing the fate of the Schiaparelli lander.
Is This Schiaparelli's Crash Site on Mars?
A pair of high-resolution images taken from high above Mars appears to show the impact site of ESA's Schiaparelli lander.
ESA's Schiaparelli Lander: Missing in Action
Here's what we know so far about the fate European Space Agency's Schiaparelli mission.
ExoMars Orbiter Reaches Red Planet
After a 7-month journey from Earth and a 139-minute rocket burn, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has settled in around its new home.
NASA's Juno Suffers Engine Anomaly, Briefly Enters Safe Mode
Engineers have decided to keep the Jupiter probe, Juno, in its current orbit until an issue with its engine can be addressed.
MAVEN’s Mars: in Ultraviolet
NASA’s youngest Mars orbiter has watched clouds grow and detected an ozone accumulation on the Red Planet.
More Evidence for Volcanoes on Venus
Planetary scientists haven't yet witnessed an active volcano on Venus, but a new study pinpoints a likely set of still-warm lava flows.
What Are Curiosity and Opportunity Up To?
As Schiaparelli prepares to land on Mars, how are the other robotic denizens of the Red Planet doing?
Schiaparelli Lander to Touch Down on Mars
The innovative joint European Space Agency/Roscosmos Schiaparelli lander begins its three day solo journey to the Martian surface this weekend.
Hints of Geysers Erupting from Europa
Newly released Hubble images show what appear to be towering jets of water coming from Jupiter's moon Europa.
Curiosity's View of Wind-Sculpted Sandstone
NASA's Curiosity rover took time out from its exploration of Mars to capture some dramatic layering in sandstone cliffs.
Gaia Mission Maps 1 Billion Stars
The European Space Agency's Gaia mission has released its first data release, mapping a billion stars across the Milky Way and beyond
Osiris-REX is Bound for Asteroid Bennu
NASA's Osiris-REX spacecraft launched successfully from Cape Canaveral on September 8th and is headed to asteroid Bennu for a dramatic sample return mission.
Juno Makes First Science Pass at Jupiter
On August 27th, NASA's Juno made its closest pass to the giant planet — here's what we learned.
Finally, ESA Locates Comet Lander Philae
It's taken nearly two years, but a dedicated search of craggy Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has turned up the long-lost landing craft Philae.
Could Spacecraft Make it to Proxima Centauri?
Dust and gas between stars would pose a threat to spacecraft en route from Earth to the Alpha Centauri system — and scientists are seriously considering the problem now that the prospect of interstellar travel is no longer sci-fi.
