Sources: The Guardian
The NASA robotic lander "InSight" lands safely on the Elysium Planitia plain of Mars to study the geology of the red planet. 2018-11-26
In data collected by NASA's "Juno" spacecraft, an INAF team discovers suggestions of a new volcano close to the south pole of Jupiter's moon Io. 2018-07-14
Results of the Juno mission are announced by NASA researchers, revealing new and unexpected information concerning Jupiter's poles, meteorology, and magnetic and gravitational fields. 2017-05-25
NASA's "Juno" spacecraft reaches Jupiter and enters into its orbit after a five-year flight. 2016-07-5
NASA extends its contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency, paying $424 million for the RKA to deliver and receive astronauts shuttled to the ISS through 2016. 2013-04-30
Top NASA scientist James Hansen retires in order to concentrate on global warming activism. 2013-04-2
NASA's Kepler space telescope is placed in a precautionary 10-day safe mode after engineers noticed a problem with the instrument's orientation mechanism. 2013-01-21
NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft crash into a mile-high cliff near the Lunar North Pole to close out a successful mission to map the Moon's gravity field with unprecedented precision. 2012-12-17
NASA and Roscosmos announce that veteran spaceflyers Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko will carry out the first year-long mission to the International Space Station in 2015. 2012-11-26
NASA scientists discover that Titan, one of Saturn's moons, has the necessary atmosphere to support life. 2010-06-6