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.
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died
Apr 30, 2021Collins was one of the three astronauts who flew to the Moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
Ingenuity photographs Mars Perseverance rover
VIDEO Apr 28, 2021NASA's Ingenuity helicopter snapped an image of the rover during its third historic flight at the weekend.
Perseverance rover has created oxygen on Mars
Apr 24, 2021NASA's car-sized rover has successfully managed to turn the Martian atmosphere into breathable oxygen.
Russia to quit ISS, build new space station
Apr 22, 2021Russia's co-operation with NASA and other space agencies could be coming to an end very soon.
Mars helicopter makes historic first flight
VIDEO Apr 19, 2021NASA has made history today by achieving the first ever powered, controlled flight on another world.
What happens if you die during a trip to Mars ?
Apr 18, 2021It hasn't happened yet, but it is inevitable that one day, someone will die during a mission in deep space.
SpaceX awarded $2.9bn to build lunar lander
Apr 17, 2021NASA has chosen SpaceX to build the landing vehicle that will carry the next humans onto the lunar surface.
60yrs on - Yuri Gagarin: the first man in space
Apr 14, 2021On April 12th, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human ever to venture into outer space.
Eerie rumbles are coming from Mars' interior
Apr 2, 2021NASA's Insight lander has recently picked up the telltale signs of seismic activity on the Red Planet.
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