The end is nigh: NASA's Mercury probe to plunge to death in 2 weeks

MESSENGER spacecraft images have revealed portions of Mercury never seen by human eyes. Photograph: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington......

NASA spacecraft finally gets up close with Pluto

Humanity has visited Pluto for the first time, opening a new chapter in space exploration. This is the last and most detailed image sent to Earth before the spacecraft’s closest approach to......

MESSENGER spacecraft makes crashing finale after 11-yr mission

NASA has completed its MESSENGER mission with expected impact on Mercury's surface. The planetary exploration mission came to a planned, but nonetheless dramatic, end on Thursday when it slammed......

Chandrayan helps NASA detect water on Moon

Using data collected by India's Chandrayan mission, NASA has detected magmatic water locked under the surface of the Moon. The findings represent the first remote detection of this form of water......