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ExoMars will land in Oxia Planum in 2021
The European Space Agency has named Oxia Planum on Mars as the landing site for its ExoMars rover, due to set down in 2021.
November 30, 2018
How did Phobos get so groovy?
Mars' moon Phobos is an enigmatic little world, with unusual grooves cutting across its surface. Now scientists have new evidence to support the theory that they were created by rolling boulders.
November 29, 2018
Have astronomers found another Tabby’s Star?
Remember when astronomers found Tabby's Star and said they'd never seen anything like it? Now there's another one ... maybe.
November 29, 2018
Listening to the patterns of the universe
Astronomer Wanda Díaz Merced - who began losing her sight in her 20s - presented one of TED’s most-watched astronomy videos. Here's how turning a telescope's digital data into sound can help reveal hidden patterns.
November 29, 2018
Astronomy beyond sight
Breathtaking space images inspire us. But what if you couldn't see them? Amelia Ortiz Gil explains how tactile models of the constellations, moon and planets can give people - blind or sighted - a better appreciation of the universe.
November 29, 2018
Meet ESA’s SpaceBok robot
The walking and hopping SpaceBok robot is being tested now in ESA's Mars Yard, in the Netherlands. Someday these little robots might help explore the moon, or Mars.
November 29, 2018
NASA hears MarCO CubeSats loud and clear from Mars
After cruising along behind NASA's InSight for 7 months, the 2 briefcase-sized spacecraft successfully relayed data back down to Earth from Insight during its descent to the Martian surface on Monday, November 26.
November 27, 2018
A billionaire’s plan to search for life on Enceladus
Russian entrepreneur and physicist Yuri Milner wants to send a probe back to Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus, to search for evidence of life there. NASA wants to help him.
November 27, 2018
Astronomers glimpse Comet Wirtanen’s telltale spin
This comet is due to pass closest to our sun and Earth in December 2018. It's already the brightest comet in the night sky, visible to astronomers with telescopes and binoculars. A new image shows the comet's rotation!
November 27, 2018
InSight lander sets down safely on Mars
There's a new robot on Mars' surface, the InSight spacecraft, designed to study the planet's interior. It set down safely Monday after nearly 7 months of flight from Earth and a 7-minute nail-biting plummet through Mars' thin atmosphere.
November 26, 2018
