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Tianwen-3: China’s Mars sample return mission
China's Tianwen-3 aims to be the first to collect samples from Mars and deliver them to Earth, potentially landing back home two years ahead of the NASA and the European Space Agency MSR project
What Cassini continues to reveal about Saturn
Saturn continues to surprise as scientists comb through 13 years of Cassini data.
Patience for Uranus
The road back to Uranus is paved with a complicated mix of science and politics.
Stars in the making
A new solar telescope takes center stage, new stars collect mass, and musicians sonify space imagery.
Space rocks!
Rock stars love space, and who can blame them! Take a look at awesome images, exciting science, and the connection between music and exploration.
It’s a team effort
Robots, scientists, citizens, and artists team up to explore the Cosmos in this week’s Downlink.
Who gets to use JWST and what's it like?
There are only so many hours of telescope time available to unlock the secrets of the Universe.
How NASA will use helicopters to return samples from Mars in 2033
NASA's latest plans for its Mars Sample Return mission will rely on the Perseverance rover and two 'Ingenuity-class' helicopters.
Cloudy with a chance of life
Looking at the myriad possibilities that may exist within the clouds of Venus.
NASA's InSight mission is dying. Next could come the ‘Mars Life Explorer’
If there is Martian life then it could be in ice water under the red planet’s surface. The Mars Life Explorer, included in the most recent Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey, would search for this.
Comets: big, beautiful, and surprisingly smelly
Get ready for one of the year’s best meteor showers, caused by one of the many intriguing comets of our Solar System.
Your Guide to Water on the Moon
Learn when we discovered lunar water, where it is, and how future missions will study it.
Rather remarkable robots
The robotic explorers of our Cosmos are truly impressive, as showcased by several spacecraft this week.
Sights beyond the visible
See images your eyes wouldn’t normally be able to see, and learn about what these images can teach you.
A space smorgasbord
Sample the best tidbits from space exploration this week, including news from across the Solar System and beyond, and personal insights from leaders of exploration.
Love at first sights
JWST’s stunning first science images
The Space Advocate Newsletter, July 2022
JWST's success will outshine its past troubles.
See JWST's amazing first science images
These are some of the first science images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), released on July 12, 2022.
See JWST’s first deep field image
Bill Nye's reflections on the first deep field image from NASA's JWST mission.
JWST versus Hubble: How are they different?
Unlike Hubble, JWST was primarily designed to see the universe in infrared light, revealing ancient galaxies, peering through nebulae, and uncovering exoplanet atmospheres.