Spacecraft

The latest science returns from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter are filled with surprises

Despite the likely loss of its Schiaparelli lander, the Trace Gas Orbiter is gearing up for spectacular science at Mars

The premature deployment or jettisoning of its heat shield and parachute may have doomed the Schiaparelli lander

Juno probe goes into safe mode hours before second flyby of the giant planet

The Schiaparelli lander’s failure to phone home has scientists fearing the worst

With the Schiaparelli lander, Europe hopes to join the U.S. and Russia in successfully touching down on the Red Planet

In the waning days of his administration, the president has been paying unusual attention to space, recently highlighting his accomplishments and further goals for exploration of the solar system

If successful, the October 19th landing would be a historic first for Europe's space programs

A privately funded small space telescope could soon seek Earth-like planets around the sun’s nearest neighboring stars

A deliberate collision with a comet brought the historic space mission to an end

Follow the pioneering spacecraft’s final descent to the bizarre surface of the distant space traveler  

Astronomers are racing to get the first historic image of another possibly Earth-like planet. Here’s how they’ll do it