Perseverance Finds Complex Organics (Not Life) on Mars
NASA's Perseverance has sniffed 10 rock samples and found signatures of organic molecules, a sign of a complex geochemical past.
Euclid Space Telescope Launches to Explore Dark Energy, Dark Matter
The European Space Agency’s new space telescope promises to unlock a key mystery of modern cosmology.
BepiColombo Mission Makes Third Mercury Flyby
The Mercury-bound BepiColombo Mission made its third flyby past the solar system’s innermost world on June 19th.
Psyche on Track for October Launch to Metal-rich Asteroid
After a year's delay, NASA's Psyche mission to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name is on track for a launch in October 2023.
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United Arab Emirates Announces New Mission to the Asteroid Belt
An ambitious new mission from the United Arab Emirates would fly closely and speedily by seven main-belt asteroids.
New Photos from NASA's Perseverance and Juno
NASA spacecraft are constantly sending back images from across the solar system. Here are two that caught our eye.
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Japanese Mission Attempts Moon Landing, Falls Silent (Update)
The Hakuto R lander, built by Tokyo-based iSpace, was to be a commercial mission to the Moon, but it has yet to phone home on landing day.
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European JUICE Mission Launches for Jupiter
The European Space Agency’s first dedicated mission to the icy moons of Jupiter has launched successfully.
Artemis II Crew Selection, Mission Update
NASA has announced the names for the Artemis 2 crew headed to the Moon in 2024. Meanwhile, the Artemis program as a whole is taking shape.
Rosalind Franklin Rover Targeting 2028 Launch to Mars
The European Space Agency is working to get its ambitious Mars rover back on track after complex delays.
Lucy Mission Has a New Asteroid to Fly By
NASA’s Lucy mission now has a new first target of opportunity, a main-belt asteroid it will visit this November.
Space Missions to Watch in 2023
A tour of Jupiter’s moons and a mission to a "metal asteroid" are among the spacecraft to be launched in 2023.
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NASA's Mars Insight Reaches End of Mission
NASA's groundbreaking Insight lander on Mars has fallen silent.
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Trio of Spacecraft Launch for the Moon
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight, iSpace’s Hakuto R from Japan, and the United Arab Emirates' Rashid rover are all headed to the Moon after launching aboard a SpaceX rocket.
Apollo 17 in Pictures: “God Willing, as We Shall Return”
On the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17, we look back at iconic photos as well as rarely seen images from the mission.
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Status Update: Artemis 1's CubeSat Missions
Some of the small missions deployed from Artemis 1 will go on to do great things, while others remain silent.
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Lift-off! NASA Launches Artemis 1 Mission to the Moon
NASA’s next-generation Moon rocket has left the launchpad on the first flight of the Artemis program.
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NASA Lander and Orbiter See (and Feel) New Mars Impacts
NASA's Mars Insight lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have witnessed two fresh new planet-probing impacts.
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Lucy Mission Will Zoom By Earth This Weekend
With a little luck, observers in Australia and western North America may spy the Lucy spacecraft as it flies by Earth on October 16th.
DART Asteroid Redirect Test Wildly Successful
They needed to shorten the moon’s orbit by 73 seconds. They shortened it by more than half an hour.