On July 4, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) finished its primary mission, imaging about 75% of the starry sky as part of a two-year-long survey.
66 confirmed exoplanets, 2,100 candidates and the search goes on.
Lucy spacecraft has passed its system integration review and can now be assembled and tested
The flashes of light could form thanks to ammonia antifreeze
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley land off Florida after two-month voyage that was Nasa’s first crewed mission from home in nine years
The US space agency’s Perseverance robot has left Earth on a mission to try to detect life on Mars.
Research suggests standard definition of life may be too restrictive for complexities of space
An armada of exploration brings orbiters, rovers and a helicopter. While Mars may be some time away from human visitors, its robot population continues to swell
Radioactive plutonium is crucial for keeping this and other power-hungry deep-space missions warm and working for years on end
NASA has announced the astronauts that will fly on the third crewed SpaceX mission, revealing a multi-national crew of four that will travel to the International Space Station (ISS).
