Missions

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

The impact of NASA's DART mission into asteroid moonlet Dimorphus, as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope (left) and the Hubble Space Telescope (right)

Webb and Hubble capture moment DART spacecraft crashes into its asteroid target

Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft, 11 seconds before impact. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

NASA’s DART mission successfully impacts asteroid

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 17 August 2022, ready for the Artemis I launch. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Artemis I mission NASA scrubs upcoming launch attempts

Illustration of NASA's DART mission. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

NASA's DART mission Watch the asteroid impact live tonight

A view of Neptune, its rings and moons captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, 12 July 2022. Credit: Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, processed by Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

James Webb Space Telescope See the latest images

Artist's impression of NASA’s DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) LICIACube. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben

NASA’s DART: The mission to crash into an asteroid

Are young people still interested in space? Credit: M Gucci / Getty

Are young people still interested in space?

Astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman in space during mission STS-47, September 1992. Credit: NASA

The story of Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space

A selfie captured by the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

A history of the Curiosity rover’s mission on Mars

Artist's impression of China's Tiangong space station. Credit: Adrian Mann/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images

Meet Tiangong, China’s first long-term space station

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Radio Astronomy Podcast A new era for human spaceflight?

Artist's impression of solar orbiter and parker solar probe studying the sun

Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter are observing our Sun like never before

Can astronauts survive radiation on Mars? Credit: cokada / Getty Images

How astronauts can hide from radiation on Mars

An artist's impression of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA

James Webb Space Telescope How will JWST observe the Universe?

Eileen Collins - the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle, pictured onboard Discovery during the STS-63 mission, 3 February 1995. Credit: NASA

How do astronauts write in space?