The SpaceX Crew Dragon splashdown into the Gulf of Mexico today was the first splashdown in 45 years.

It was a picture-perfect launch this morning for the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, with good weather and no major hitches. The rover lifted off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

NOAA scientists forecast that this summer’s dead zone would measure roughly 6,700 square miles - bigger than the long-term average recorded since 1985, but lower than 2017’s record-high extent.

Between March and May 2020, many people across Earth went into lockdown. During those months, seismographs recorded a drop in human-linked vibrations in the solid Earth, by an average of 50%.

NASA is delaying the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope for another 7 months, from March 2021 to October 31, 2021, due to, among other factors, work stoppages during the coronavirus pandemic.

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine was certified as a Dark Sky Sanctuary on May 8, 2020.

On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 2 NASA astronauts will perform the 2nd in a pair of International Space Station (ISS) spacewalks, to finish a 3.5-year effort to upgrade the station’s power system. How to watch.

On July 1, scientists announced the discovery of a new exotic particle - a so-called “tetraquark” - a finding that marks a major breakthrough in a search of almost 20 years, carried out in particle physics labs all over the world.

The Venus rover challenge - called "Exploring Hell" - received a great response from countries around the world. NASA said the design ideas submitted will help advance the final design of a mechanical rover that might one day explore the hellish surface of Venus.

Even experienced observers say they couldn't discern the Earth's shadow on the moon during the partial penumbral eclipse of July 4-5, 2020.