Missions

The latest news from the spacecraft helping us explore the cosmos, and the historical missions that paved the way.

Artist’s impression of OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collecting a sample from asteroid Bennu. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

OSIRIS REx: NASA’s mission to return an asteroid sample to Earth

OSIRIS Rex approaches asteroid Bennu

OSIRIS REx touches down on asteroid Bennu

TheRightStuff

Review: The Right Stuff (2020)

Robert Yowell

Interview: Getting The Right Stuff right

Myrtle Jenzano pictured with, from left: Pete Conrad, Elliot See and Neil Armstrong. Credit: Carol Jenzano.

Growing up with astronauts: the story of Carol Jenzano

Jose Siles, NASA's ASTHROS mission

Radio Astronomy Podcast ASTHROS: the stratospheric balloon observatory

Venus’s northern hemisphere, as seen by NASA’s Magellan probe. Credit: NASA/JPL

Venus The search for life on the hellish planet

An artist's impression of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft passing near Earth. Credit: JAXA

Hayabusa 2: Japan’s asteroid return mission

Louise Prockter is leading the Trident mission to Neptune's moon Triton. Credit: NASA

Interview Trident: a new mission to Neptune's moon Triton

An artist's illustration of the Voyager spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

What did we learn from the Voyager mission?

SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour successfully splashes down with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard, 2 August 2020. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Splashdown for first NASA Commercial Crew flight to ISS

The Atlas V carrying the Perseverance rover launches from Cape Canaveral, July 30, 2020. Credit: United Launch Alliance

Mars 2020 NASA's Perseverance rover begins journey to Red Planet

Images of Jupiter's moon Ganymede captured on 26 December 20198 showing infrared mapping of its North Pole. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM

Eye On The Sky Juno images north pole of Jupiter's moon Ganymede

An Albanian postage stamp showing Laika the space dog. Credit: Blank Archives/Getty Images

Space History Animals in space

An artist's impression of the Perseverance Rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA/JPL-Caltech

Mars 2020 The new missions heading for the Red Planet