SUNSET: 
BepiColombo's Flyby Past Earth
BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA Mercury-bound mission, will swing by the Earth on Friday.
Starlink and the Astronomers: An Update
As Starlink satellites continue to enter low-Earth orbit — there are 360 of them now — SpaceX is working to mitigate the serious problems they pose for astronomy.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Sunrise CubeSats Will Study Giant Solar Storms
NASA has selected a unique new mission to study the Sun, targeting a 2023 launch date.
European ExoMars Mission Delayed to 2022
The European and Roscosmos space agencies have postponed the launch of their Kazachok lander and Rosalind Franklin rover to 2022.
What Lies Beneath the Moon's Farside?
The Chang’e 4 mission made the first-ever landing on the farside of the Moon last year — now it’s providing a look at what lies below its surface.
NASA’s Insight Detects Many Marsquakes on the Red Planet
Persistent tremors on Mars suggest the planet’s interior is cooling and hint that there might be a pocket of magma beneath the surface.
Spitzer's Legacy: One of NASA's Great Observatories Ends Its Mission
NASA’s premier eye on the infrared sky is shutting down after operating more than three times longer than designed.
SpaceX Launches Fourth Starlink Batch; Concerns Remain
Concerns about the night sky remain as the fourth batch of Starlink satellites — and the second one to be launched within the span of a month — takes flight.
Chang’e 4 Celebrates a Year on the Farside of the Moon
China’s Chang’e 4 mission has sent back fascinating insights and images in the year since its historic landing on the lunar farside.
Space Missions to Watch in 2020
Earth invades Mars and beyond with space missions in 2020
European Mission Launches to Examine Alien Worlds
The European Cheops mission launched Wednesday on a mission to improve our understanding of hundreds of known exoplanets.
NASA Announces Site of Sample Selection for Osiris-REX
NASA has picked the "Nightingale" site, located within a small crater on the asteroid Bennu, for its Osiris-REX mission to sample next year.
Asteroid Bennu’s Activity Still a Mystery
The near-Earth asteroid constantly shoots out rocks, leaving planetary scientists perplexed.
First Science Returns from NASA's Parker Solar Probe
In the first public release of data from NASA’s flagship heliophysics mission, scientists on the Parker Solar Probe team reveal surprises and mysteries from our host star.
Hayabusa 2 Leaves Asteroid Ryugu and Heads Home
The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has completed its mission at asteroid Ryugu — including collecting samples — and is now journeying back to Earth.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
SpaceX Launches Latest Batch of Starlink Satellites
A second set of 60 Starlink satellites take to space, amid promise and controversy.
Interstellar Space: The View from Voyager 2
Voyager 2 crossed into interstellar space a year ago. Now, five teams of astronomers have analyzed the data it returned to paint a picture of the outer boundary of the solar system.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
NASA Announces VIPER Lunar Rover
A new NASA rover named VIPER may soon investigate the shadowed poles of the Moon, in preparation for the return of human explorers.
First Light for German X-ray Telescope EROSITA
The EROSITA X-ray telescope aboard the German-Russian Spektr-RG satellite has taken its first images of the hot universe.
NASA Launches ICON to Explore Earth's Ionosphere
NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) launched successfully today to explore the boundary between Earth and space.
