Branson is now set to beat Bezos to space
Jul 2, 2021The ongoing space race between Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic could be settled in just 9 days' time.
Virgin Galactic vs Blue Origin - who will win ?
Jun 27, 2021The two private space firms are gearing up for their first commercial flights, but who will get there first ?
'Pack ice' tectonic motion discovered on Venus
Jun 23, 2021A groundbreaking discovery on Venus has indicated that it is even more Earth-like than previously believed.
What caused the 'great dimming' of Betelgeuse?
Jun 18, 2021Scientists have finally determined exactly what caused the enormous star to dim so significantly back in 2019.
First view of NASA's assembled 'megarocket'
VIDEO Jun 13, 2021The first of NASA's enormous Space Launch System (SLS) rockets stands as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
Huge, blinking star spotted near galactic core
Jun 11, 2021The star, which is 100 times the size of the Sun, underwent an extended period of anomalous dimming.
Jeff Bezos himself will fly to space next month
VIDEO Jun 8, 2021The Amazon founder and his brother will be aboard the first human flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard.
NASA is planning two new missions to Venus
Jun 3, 2021For the first time in over 30 years, the space agency will be venturing back to the second planet from the Sun.
ISS sustains space debris 'lucky strike'
Jun 2, 2021A puncture caused by space junk has been discovered on a robotic arm outside the International Space Station.
NASA considers Titan sample return mission
May 31, 2021A mission to collect samples from Saturn's moon Titan and return them to Earth could be on the cards.
Real-life wormholes may not be that far-fetched
May 24, 2021It might sound like science fiction, but the idea of linking two black holes together actually does have some merit.
ESA wants to bring GPS and Skype to the Moon
May 22, 2021The space agency is planning to launch a constellation of lunar navigation and telecommunication satellites.
Bidding for space tourism seat exceeds $2.8M
VIDEO May 20, 2021Bidders are hoping to win a seat aboard the first crewed flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft.
China rover returns first photographs from Mars
May 19, 2021China made history on Sunday by becoming only the second nation to land a rover on the surface of Mars.
Liquid water discovered inside a meteorite
May 16, 2021For the first time, scientists have found liquid water inside a meteorite from the earliest days of the solar system.
Osiris-Rex heads for home with Bennu samples
May 11, 2021NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft is now on its way back to Earth with samples collected from the asteroid Bennu.
SpaceX Starship finally lands without exploding
VIDEO May 6, 2021After five attempts, the space firm has been successful in landing its prototype rocket without it blowing up.
Probe is fastest man-made object... again
May 5, 2021NASA's Parker Solar Probe has broken two of its own records and it still has a long way to go yet.
'Out-of-control' rocket is falling to Earth
May 4, 2021A Chinese rocket that is currently in a failing orbit is likely to at least partially survive re-entry and fall to Earth.
NASA pretends to hit Earth with a large asteroid
VIDEO May 2, 2021A planetary defense exercise at the weekend ended up 'destroying' an area of Europe around 100km wide.
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