Moving out into the asteroid belt and farther still to the gas giants, NASA’s Dawn, Juno, and Cassini missions churned away in orbit of their respective hosts – with Dawn continuing an up-close-and-personal investigation of the dwarf planet Ceres, Juno’s fantastically accurate arrival at Jupiter but frustratingly crippled start to its science mission, and the beginning of the end for the Cassini mission that’s set to end in September 2017.
Eight and a half years after its launch from Florida, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft celebrated its…
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has completed its historic arrival at the dwarf planet Ceres. With the…
Three crewmembers of the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 33 crew – comprising American astronaut…
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II launch vehicle has launched with the Orbital Sciences…
The Dawn mission won’t be delayed past it’s July 7 launch date target, despite news…
United Launch Alliance engineers have been forced to cease processing of the Delta II launch…
NASA has officially reinstated the DAWN mission, confirming an earlier report on NASAWatch.com, with the…
The Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, conducted the world’s first crew launch of 2018 this…
Overall, NASA’s Juno spacecraft in orbit of Jupiter is in good health and good condition…
International Launch Services (ILS) is upping the pace of its Proton-M launches with another mission…
International Launch Services (ILS) launched its Proton-M launch vehicle with the Amazonas 5 satellite on…
The long-awaited return of American astronauts launching on US spacecraft, a capability last seen when…
The first spacecraft to leave the inner solar system sailed into the asteroid belt 45…
After several false dawns, the US Air Force’s X-37B mini-spaceplane has landed at the Kennedy…
Nearly 20 years after launch and almost 13 years at the majestic ringed planet, the…
In 2016, our understanding of our cosmic home might have taken its most significant leap…
It was the dominant event in spaceflight last year: New Horizons’ rapid-paced, intense scientific investigation…
From the orbits of the inner solar system to the surface of Mars. For Curiosity…
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched a Delta IV rocket on Wednesday evening, carrying the…