Space

Chandrayaan-3: The Moon Landing That Opened a New Chapter for Lunar Science

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved a difficult soft landing near the Moon’s south polar region, then sent a rover across the…

Ingenuity’s 72 Flights Changed What Humanity Can Imagine on Mars

NASA’s small Mars helicopter began as a technology demonstration. It became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on…

NASA’s SPHEREx Is Building a New Map of the Entire Sky

A NASA space telescope has begun a two-year survey that will examine the whole sky in 102 colors, helping scientists…

The Asteroid Sample That Is Rewriting the Story of Earth’s Beginnings

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brought pristine material from asteroid Bennu to Earth, giving scientists an unusually close look at the chemistry…

Parker Solar Probe Has Touched the Sun—And It Is Sending Back New Clues

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has completed the closest approach to the Sun ever made by a human-made spacecraft, giving scientists…