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February 26, 2021

NASA's Perseverance rover sends back first HD Mars panorama

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has sent back its first high-definition panorama, the agency announced on Wednesday. 

February 20, 2021

How will NASA's Perseverance rover engineers pilot first helicopter on Mars?

NASA's first-ever Mars helicopter is preparing to take to the Martian skies following Thursday's successful Perseverance rover landing in the planet's Jezero Crater. 

February 19, 2021

NASA releases new images of Perseverance, surface of Mars

NASA's Perseverance team has already begun its work from Mars' surface and released incredible images on Friday taken from the rover. 

February 18, 2021

How NASA's Perseverance rover will land on Mars

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance will make its descent onto the red planet on Thursday, but there are a few hurdles to cross before it can land.

February 18, 2021

NASA's Perseverance rover preparing to land on Mars

The countdown has begun as NASA's Mars rover Perseverance prepares to land on the red planet. 

January 19, 2021

'Super puff' planet unlike any other found in deep space, could change how we explore the universe

Scientists have confirmed the existence of a massive "super-puff" exoplanet, one that is as large as Jupiter but 10 times lighter and could change how humanity explores the universe.

January 15, 2021

NASA finds an alien planet with 3 suns

NASA has discovered an exoplanet with three stars, one with a bizarre orbit that has left astronomers baffled.

January 12, 2021

'Super Earth': NASA discovers 10B year-old planet unlike any other in deep space

A number of planets described as Super-Earths have been discovered in recent memory, but researchers have recently spotted one unlike any other found to date.

January 7, 2021

Forget the Christmas Star: Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn will form rare 'triple conjunction'

This weekend, Mercury will join Jupiter and Saturn in what is being dubbed as a "triple conjunction," as the three planets will be within a couple of degrees from one another in the night sky.

January 1, 2021

2020 in review: Top space stories of the year

The coronavirus pandemic has been the focal point for almost everyone on the planet in 2020, but there have been a number of achievements this year for those looking beyond Earth.