NASA’s new chief promises to land humans on the Moon within three years; mice that returned from space have produced healthy offspring; European Space Agency’s computer systems have been breached; and rare documentation of planet formation. Space Highlights.

Blue Origin successfully launched a mission to Mars — despite solar storms that lit up the aurora as far south as the U.S. Deep South. China sets new launch records, and astronomers uncover unusual planets in a distant star system. This Week in Space

Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope point to the existence of a Saturn-like planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A — a Sun-like star in the nearest stellar system to Earth.

For the first time, researchers have documented the very beginning of planet formation around a young, distant star—a discovery that could shed new light on the early history of our own Solar System.

Rare documentation of a planet in an unusual planetary system, a delay in a private mission, and a successful launch by Rocket Lab. This Week in Space

Molecules identified in a distant planet’s atmosphere form on Earth only through biological activity.

After years of searching, researchers have confirmed the existence of a small planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, one of our closest stellar neighbors.

Sample collection from the far side of the moon, Boeing launches a leaky spacecraft, and a particularly intriguing planet is found.

Heat shield in focus, seniors in space, space debris cleanup, and a surprising planet.

Starship set for a third launch, insights on planet formation and oxygen found on Jupiter’s moon

From small asteroids to giant galaxies – our universe is a spectacular display of rotating objects

A novel study unveils the presence of water near a young sun, suggesting that rocky planets are formed in a water containing environment.

The discovery of distant planets changes our understanding of the Solar System

Microbiomes, big data, the Higgs boson, and brain-computer interface