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Calendar of space events 2026
Space missions, rocket launches, and celestial events are coming our way in 2026.
Scientists behind threatened NASA missions explain what’s at stake
Here is what they have to say, in their own words.
Calendar of space events 2025
Space missions, rocket launches, and celestial events are coming our way in 2025.
Tech funded by Planetary Society launches to the Moon next month
A spacecraft trying to land on the Moon will carry PlanetVac, the lunar dustbuster that could change how we explore other worlds.
For parts: Lunar rover, never used
NASA has canceled VIPER, a rover designed to seek out water ice and other resources in the lunar south pole.
What to look forward to in space in 2024
A total solar eclipse and the launch of Europa Clipper are on our list of cosmic events to get excited about this year.
A space smorgasbord
Sample the best tidbits from space exploration this week, including news from across the Solar System and beyond, and personal insights from leaders of exploration.
Supereruptions and psychedelia
The surface of Mars can teach us about its history and, with the right imaging techniques, conjure flashbacks of 60s psychedelia.