OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zooms by Earth on its way to an asteroid
On its way to collect dust samples from the asteroid Bennu, NASA’S OSIRIS-REx spaceship will slingshot around Earth, passing 17,000 kilometres above Antarctica
Watching Cassini’s last moments from inside NASA mission control
The Cassini team was at once somber and excited as they watched the spacecraft’s radio heartbeat flicker out. Mika McKinnon joined them to say goodbye
Final pictures from Cassini as probe smashes into Saturn
Say goodbye to humanity’s outpost at Saturn with a look at Cassini’s final images before it was swallowed by Saturn’s atmosphere
Cassini takes last look at the ring patterns made by mini moons
These unusual patterns in Saturn's rings give us clues to what happens when planets are born, and may help us understand how our solar system formed
Tears for Cassini: why it’s OK to well up over a lump of metal
Expect more of the modern phenomenon of mass mourning for a machine when the space probe Cassini makes its death dive into Saturn, says Joelle Renstrom
Cassini’s 10 best pictures from its 13-year voyage around Saturn
On 15 September, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will crash into Saturn, ending its mission with a bang. New Scientist looks back at 10 of its best images
Slingshot around Titan is the beginning of the end for Cassini
The Cassini spacecraft is passing by Titan on its final nosedive into Saturn. Plenty has been revealed about Saturn’s largest moon on Cassini’s 20-year mission
The sun just belched out the strongest solar flare in 12 years
If your GPS has been acting funny, take it up with the sun. Our star has released the most powerful solar flare since 2005
It could be snowing on Mars right now
The Red Planet may have had intense snowstorms long ago when it was wetter, but a model shows it could still have violent snowfall at night when the clouds cool
Tethered satellites could see the moon’s weird swirls up close
The moon has bright coils of dust we can’t study without getting up close. A NASA proposal would send two satellites tied together to dangle over the surface