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Half-ton OGO 1 Spacecraft Set to Reenter
NASA's Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 1, a bus-sized relic of the early Space Age, is set to reenter in the coming week.
Iconic Arecibo Radio Dish Damaged
A broken support cable at the Arecibo radio observatory brings operations to a halt.
Potential New Targets for Japan's Hayabusa 2 Mission
The Hayabusa 2 team has laid out a proposal for an extended mission to one of two asteroids after the spacecraft's sample return this December.
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NASA Launches Perseverance Rover for Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover heads to the Red Planet.
China Launches Tianwen 1 Mars Mission
China launches its first Marsbound mission, Tianwen 1, which carries an ambitious orbiter, lander, and rover package.
United Arab Emirates Launches Mars Hope Orbiter
United Arab Emirates joins the "planetary space club" with an ambitious mission to Mars.
Amateur Astronomer Discovers "Clyde's Spot" on Jupiter
The discovery of a new feature on Jupiter gave NASA’s Juno mission an opportunity to image an emerging storm up close.
NASA to Use Pulsar Navigation for Deep Space Missions
NICER and SEXTANT demonstrate XNAV pulsar navigation system that may be used on Artemis.
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Mars "Mole" Is in the Ground (Again)
After months of careful work, NASA's Insight mission has its mole burrowed in the Martian soil.
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.
NASA Renames WFIRST: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
NASA is renaming its next flagship space observatory to honor pioneering NASA astronomer and "Mother of Hubble," Nancy Grace Roman.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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NASA Announces Next Mars Rover Name: Perseverance
NASA announced today that its next Mars rover mission now has its official name: Perseverance.
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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.