There is no place like Earth, but there may have been billions of years ago. Fifty years ago on March 27, 1972, Venera-8, a Soviet atmospheric space probe and lander scoped out the surface of our pla… [+7919 chars]
The tiny Mars helicopter Ingenuity continues to power through its flights, exceeding all expectations. Originally slated for just five flights on the red planet, the helicopter recently completed its… [+2439 chars]
A spacecraft that just skimmed the Sun has delivered the highest-resolution image yet of our home star's full disk and atmosphere. On 7 March, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter took the imag… [+3367 chars]
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, BGR may receive an affiliate commission. Theres a lot we still dont know about the Sun. While missions lik… [+3265 chars]
Illustration of an Artemis astronaut on the Moon. Credit: NASA Upgrade work continues outside the space station … An updated strategy for landing Artemis astronauts on the Moon … And unsealing pie… [+3192 chars]
WASHINGTON NASA plans to delay the next phase of its Mars Sample Return campaign and split a lander mission into two separate spacecraft to reduce the overall risk of the program. At a March 21 meet… [+3879 chars]
The tiny Mars helicopter Ingenuity continues to power through its flights, exceeding all expectations. Originally slated for just five flights on the red planet, the helicopter recently completed its… [+2439 chars]
Animation of ESA’s Sun-explorer Solar Orbiter. Credit: ESA/Medialab Solar Orbiter’s latest images shows the full Sun in unprecedented detail. They were taken on March 7, 2022, when the spacecraft wa… [+5494 chars]
A spacecraft that just skimmed the Sun has delivered the highest-resolution image yet of our home star's full disk and atmosphere. On 7 March, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter took the imag… [+3367 chars]
