Missions

Rosetta Wakes Up, Phones Home, Starts Tweeting

The silence from the live video feed from the ESA’s space operations center in Darmstadt, Germany was almost deafening. Scientists…

11 years ago

Watch Live: ESA Waits for Signal from Comet-Chasing Spacecraft

Watch live streaming video from eurospaceagency at livestream.com UPDATE: Rosetta woke up! Read our full story about the acquisition of…

11 years ago

1st 360 Degree Color Panorama from China’s Chang’e-3 Lunar Lander

1st 360 Degree Color Panorama from China’s Chang’e-3 Lunar Lander Portion of 1st color panorama from Chang’e-3 lander focuses on…

11 years ago

The Rock that Appeared Out of Nowhere on Mars

During last night's celebration at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of ten years of the Mars Exploration Rovers, mission principal investigator…

11 years ago

Hitch a Ride on the Next Mission to an Asteroid

NASA and the Planetary Society are teaming up to give everyone the opportunity tag along on the next mission to…

11 years ago

Fly Over the Floodplains of Mars

Over 3 billion years ago, dramatic flood events likely carved this gigantic channel system on Mars. It extends some 3,000…

11 years ago

China’s Historic Moon Robot Duo Awaken from 1st Long Frigid Night and Resume Science Operations

Chinese Moon Robots Wake up Photo of Chang'e-3 moon lander emblazoned with Chinese national flag taken by the panoramic camera…

11 years ago