Originally scheduled to lift off a month ago, the space shuttle Discovery finally received the green light on March 15th. This time the cargo includes more components that will enable the International Space Station to soon host six full-time residents instead of the current three.

Plus, Japan will have its first space station member. Read all about it on NASA’s official site.

Fans of the Galahad book series know that Triana and the crew are on their way to Eos, a star system that contains not one, but two Earth-like planets.

Well, we might just find planets like ours during our own lifetime! On Friday, March 6th, NASA launched the Kepler mission. Its goal is to study a patch of the sky for several years, looking for small, rocky planets like our blue home, Earth. It’s a fascinating mission, and you can read all about it right here.

Who knows, scientists might find Eos yet!