Discovery of 12 new moons around Jupiter breaks Saturn's record
Feb 9, 2023Jupiter's status as the planet with the most moons in our solar system has now officially been restored.
Today marks 52 years since Apollo 14 landed on the Moon
Feb 5, 2023Despite a few technical hiccups, the mission succeeded in further cementing America's dominance in the space race.
Elephant-sized asteroid passes Earth in extraordinary 'near-miss'
Jan 29, 2023The space rock passed us by at a distance of 2,200 miles - a fraction of the distance at which some satellites orbit the Earth.
'Face of a teddy bear' shows up in photograph of Martian surface
Jan 27, 2023This image taken by an orbiting spacecraft shows a rather familiar visage comprised of natural geological features.
NASA is building a nuclear rocket to get to Mars in just 45 days
VIDEO Jan 25, 2023The new rocket will be designed to enable manned missions to the Red Planet and could debut as soon as 2027.
'Huge diversity' of organic compounds found in Martian meteorite
Jan 20, 2023A new study has revealed the presence of a wealth of organic compounds in a rock believed to have come from Mars.
James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first planet
VIDEO Jan 12, 2023The newly discovered world, which is 41 light-years away, is almost exactly the same size as the Earth.
On Pluto, you can throw a ball higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza
VIDEO Dec 29, 2022A fascinating new video has emerged showing how far it is possible to throw a ball on the other worlds in our solar system.
InSight Mars lander signs off with poignant final photo and message
Dec 22, 2022After four years of activity on the surface of Mars, NASA's InSight mission has finally come to an end.
Juno probe captures image of lava-strewn surface of Jupiter's moon Io
Dec 18, 2022This hellish world was photographed in remarkable detail during one of the probe's recent flybys.
Searing hot diamond-cored extrasolar world is a veritable 'hell planet'
Dec 12, 2022Situated 40 light-years away, this hellish terrestrial world is like nothing found in our own solar system.
Artemis I mission ends with record-breaking re-entry for Orion
Dec 12, 2022NASA's flagship Artemis I mission has come to a successful close with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
A DJ, a rapper and a YouTuber are set to fly to the Moon on Musk's Starship
Dec 9, 2022SpaceX is planning to send a human crew around the Moon in its new Starship spacecraft as early as next year.
Scientists simulate a wormhole and send a message through it
Dec 3, 2022Using quantum computers, the researchers simulated a working 'baby' wormhole without rupturing space and time.
Two never-before-seen 'alien' minerals found inside a meteorite
Nov 29, 2022A 17-ton meteorite that landed in Somalia has been found to contain two minerals never seen on Earth before.
Astronomers scour region of space where 'Wow!' signal originated
Nov 28, 2022The double telescopic study of this distant region of space aimed to listen out for any other interesting signals.
Perseverance rover discovers possible signs of ancient life on Mars
Nov 27, 2022NASA's latest Mars rover has made a discovery that could point to the presence of life on Mars in the distant past.
Humans will be living on the Moon by 2030, says NASA's Orion chief
Nov 22, 2022The success of this month's Artemis I mission has placed us on track to see humans living and working on the Moon within 10 years.
NASA's Artemis I has successfully launched on its voyage to the Moon
VIDEO Nov 16, 2022After several scuppered launch attempts, the most powerful rocket in history has finally departed on its maiden voyage.
Secretive X-37b space plane returns to Earth after 908 days in orbit
VIDEO Nov 13, 2022The end of the spacecraft's current mission was marked by a series of sonic booms over Florida on Saturday.
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