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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chinese Observatory Will Study Violent Events on the Sun
China has sent up the ASO-S space observatory to study solar flares, eruptions, and the Sun’s magnetic field.
Juno's Close View of Jupiter's Europa (New Photos!)
Juno will pass over the surface of Europa this week in our closest view since the Galileo mission, aiding future exploration efforts.
NASA's DART Mission Successfully Impacts Asteroid
NASA's DART mission will impact the asteroidal moon Didymos on Monday. Here's how to watch and what we'll learn.
Webb Captures an Exoplanet, a Brown Dwarf — and a Giant Tarantula
New Webb images reveal the space telescope's first exoplanet, first brown dwarf, and a stellar nursery teeming with activity.
Korea's Lunar Orbiter Heads for the Moon
South Korea's lunar orbiter has launched successfully for the Moon, joining a growing number of missions there.
Asteroid Bennu Almost Swallowed Spacecraft Whole
Scientists knew the asteroid Bennu was likely a rubble pile rather than solid rock, but OSIRIS-REX's recent visit surprised them in showing just how loosely the asteroid really is.
Successful Launch of Capstone, the Lunar Gateway Pathfinder
Capstone, a small pathfinder spacecraft with a big mission, launched today to pave the way for crewed return to the Moon.
The Gaia Revolution: New Data and Strange Stars
Astronomers will use the newest data release from the Gaia mission to explore stellar tsunamis, Milky Way history, and more.
Newest Starlink Satellites Have Gotten Brighter Again
Changes to the design of Starlink satellite spacecraft have made them brighter again, though still dimmer than the original design.
NASA's Insight Lander Detects Monster Marsquake
NASA’s Mars Insight lander witnessed the largest quake detected on another world at just the right time — as the lander begins to run low on power.
New Target for Asteroid Probe: “Potentially Hazardous” Apophis
Once the primary mission of NASA's OSIRIS-REx is complete, the spacecraft will head toward a new destination: near-Earth asteroid Apophis.
Happy Birthday, Hubble!
The Hubble Space Telescope turns 32 on April 24th, and the team behind the telescope is marking the occasion with the release of a galactic family picture.
Apollo 16 in Pictures: “The Most Dazzling Place”
We celebrate Apollo 16 with a look back at photos from the mission that took two astronauts to the lunar surface for three days of exploration.
Russia-Ukraine War: Impacts on Space (Updates)
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has far-reaching consequences for spaceflight and the international space community.
