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.
ESA's Schiaparelli Lander: Missing in Action
Here's what we know so far about the fate European Space Agency's Schiaparelli mission.
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FAST Radio Telescope Open for Business
China recently unveiled FAST, the world's largest single dish radio telescope.
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Huge Meteorite "Gancedo" Found in Argentina
A team in Argentina unearths a spectacular space rock, possibly the world's third largest single find.
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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.
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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.
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Possible Replacement for Hitomi
JAXA and NASA are looking at the possibility of replacing the dead Hitomi X-ray observatory, with a potential launch around 2020.
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NASA's Juno Probe Reaches Jupiter
After a 5-year-long journey, NASA's latest emissary to the largest planet in the solar system has arrived at its destination.
Newfound Object 2016 HO3 Shares Earth's Orbit
A recently discovered asteroid plays leapfrog with Earth as they both orbit around the Sun.
FRIPON: A New All-Sky Meteor Network
An innovative new meteor detection network will engage researchers and the public in a search for space rocks.
LISA Pathfinder Surpasses Expectations
First science results from ESA's LISA Pathfinder mission exceed expectations, with five times the sensitivity. This result paves the way for a future full-scale gravitational wave observatory in space.
Watch the International Space Station Marathon
The orbiting science laboratory begins a series of marathon passes this week that favor the northern hemisphere.
ExoMars Rover Launch Delayed Until 2020
The European Space Agency is opting to send its first rover to the Red Planet two years later than originally planned.
Recovery Attempts End for Hitomi X-ray Satellite
The Japanese space agency JAXA has released a timeline covering the Hitomi space observatory's failure last month. Salvage efforts continue but recovery appears unlikely.
Navy Resumes Celestial Navigation Course
Modern security threats have brought back an old method — celestial navigation — to help U.S. Navy sailors navigate the high seas.
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Heads to Space
The launch of ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli lander heralds a new phase of Mars exploration.
WFIRST: Next Decade's Space Telescope
NASA is commencing work on the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), the successor to the Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescopes.
New X-ray Observatory Takes to the Skies
Japan’s newest X-ray satellite, Hitomi (formerly Astro-H), promises to reveal the hot and hidden universe.
Mirror Assembled for Hubble's Successor
NASA has assembled the primary mirror for the James Webb Space Telescope, a big step on the way to the telescope’s October 2018 launch.
Hunting for Planets Around Proxima Centauri
The Pale Red Dot Initiative has begun the search in earnest for exoplanets orbiting the nearest star to Earth besides the Sun.
