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October 21, 2016

Europe lost contact with Mars lander 1 minute before touchdown

ESA mission managers said Thursday morning that they need more time to understand what went wrong with Schiaparelli.

October 20, 2016

Clouds on Pluto? Dwarf planet's weather gets weirder

Scientists may have spotted more than a half dozen clouds in Pluto's hazy atmosphere, researchers announced Tuesday.

October 19, 2016

European Mars lander's fate unclear, signs 'not good'

The European Space Agency lost contact with an experimental Mars probe shortly before its planned landing on the red planet Wednesday.

October 19, 2016

Soyuz rocket blasts off for International Space Station

A Soyuz rocket carrying two Russians and an American has blasted off for the International Space Station.

October 19, 2016

Volcanoes on Venus erupted recently, new study suggests

Volcanic activity on Venus took place in the recent past, geologically speaking, and may still be happening on the planet today.

October 18, 2016

The European Space Agency will soon attempt a Mars landing

On Wednesday, the ESA will land a craft on Mars, which is no easy feat.

October 18, 2016

Battery damage grounds Solar Impulse 2 until 2016

The second leg of Solar Impulse 2's epic solar-powered flight across the Pacific has been postponed until 2016 while the plane undergoes repairs to its damaged batteries.

October 18, 2016

Juno Jupiter probe's final engine burn delayed by glitch

NASA's Juno Jupiter probe won't be settling into its final orbit around the giant planet this week after all.

October 17, 2016

Rocket launch reignites space station deliveries in Virginia

One of NASA's main delivery companies has launched its first space station shipment from Virginia in two years.

October 17, 2016

After glitch, Orbital ATK will launch Antares rocket Monday night

Antares is now scheduled to launch Monday at 7:40 p.m. EDT.