Hera mission following after DART’s asteroid impact

The Hera mission will take over after DART impacts an asteroid. Hera will analyze the impact area and learn more about Didymos and Dimorphos.

Arecibo data lives on, provides new galaxy insights

Despite the collapse of the Arecibo radio telescope in 2020, astronomers are still using Arecibo data to make new insights into our universe.

False fossils on Mars might inhibit search for life

A new study from scientists in the UK says that false fossils on Mars could complicate the search for microbial life. They could be mistaken for real fossils.

Nearby habitable planets at Alpha Centauri?

A new custom-designed space telescope mission called TOLIMAN will search for nearby habitable planets in the closest star system to Earth, Alpha Centauri.

Hubble’s Grand Tour of the giant planets

NASA has released stunning new images of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune from the Hubble Space Telescope. These annual observations are called Hubble's Grand Tour of the outer solar system.

DART mission will hit and move an asteroid

The DART mission is due to launch November 23-24, 2021. It'll head to the moonlet of asteroid Didymos, where it'll crash into and slightly push the moonlet.

Planet orbiting 2 stars discovered by TESS

NASA's TESS mission has just found its first planet orbiting 2 stars. It's a Jupiter-sized world that takes less than an Earth-year to complete one orbit.

Piece of the moon? Asteroid might have lunar origin

Astronomers at the University of Arizona say that a peculiar near-Earth asteroid may actually be a lost piece of the moon that broke off in the ancient past.

Watch live: Crew-3 to arrive at International Space Station

SpaceX's Crew-3 mission with four astronauts is scheduled to take flight at 02:03 UTC on November 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Ultra-hot exoplanet has a weird, wild atmosphere

The ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-76b is a good example of weird, broiling Jupiter-type planets that have metal rain and fiery temperatures.