SUNSET: 
Mars "Mole" Is in the Ground (Again)
After months of careful work, NASA's Insight mission has its mole burrowed in the Martian soil.
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NASA, SpaceX Launch Historic Mission to International Space Station
Crewed spaceflight returns to U.S. soil, with the successful launch of Crew Dragon Demo 2.
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Medieval "Dark Eclipse" Helps Date Ice Cores — and Time Volcanic Eruptions
Scientists have used a famous "dark eclipse" of the Moon to help date ice cores collected in Greenland and the Antarctic.
Did Pluto Harbor an Ancient Subsurface Ocean?
New studies shed light on the early years of Pluto's formation, and whether it ever hosted a subsurface ocean.
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Space and Astronomy in the Time of COVID-19
The ongoing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on spaceflight, science, and professional and amateur astronomy.
BepiColombo's Flyby Past Earth
BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA Mercury-bound mission, will swing by the Earth on Friday.
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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.
New Horizons Recruits Amateurs to Sight Stars
The New Horizons team wants you to help measure the distance to two stars, yielding the longest-ever baseline measurement of a key cosmic yardstick.
What's in the New Proposed NASA Budget
The President's 2021 budget request for NASA would push hard for human lunar exploration at the expense of several key programs.
New Solar Orbiter Mission Launches Successfully
The Solar Orbiter mission took to the skies Sunday evening and will join ongoing efforts to understand our host star.
Space Missions to Watch in 2020
Earth invades Mars and beyond with space missions in 2020
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.
SpaceX Launches Latest Batch of Starlink Satellites
A second set of 60 Starlink satellites take to space, amid promise and controversy.
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.
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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.
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CubeSat to Blaze a Trail for Lunar Gateway
NASA's proposed Capstone mission could enter lunar orbit in late 2020.
India's Chandrayaan 2 Loses Contact with Vikram Lunar Lander
India's attempt to land softly on the Moon has failed — the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter has lost contact with the Vikram lander.
Image Sleuth Spots "Churyumoon" Around Rosetta's Comet
A tiny, 4-meter fragment dubbed Churyumoon has been spotted orbiting Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which the Rosetta mission visited in 2014–2016.
NASA Selects Final Four Asteroid Landing Sites for Osiris-REX
The Osiris-REX spacecraft will sample one of four sites on the asteroid Bennu in July 2020.
