First ever image from Moon's far side revealed
VIDEO Jan 3, 2019China's Chang'e 4 spacecraft has made history by being the first ever to touch down on the far side of the Moon.
Future Mars rovers could be autonomous
Jan 2, 2019Exploratory vehicles equipped with artificial intelligence could open up the surface of Mars like never before.
New Horizons 'phones home' after historic flyby
Jan 1, 2019NASA's long-lived space probe has managed to pull off the most distant flyby of an object ever undertaken.
New Horizons set for epic flyby of Ultima Thule
VIDEO Dec 29, 2018Following on from its historic flyby of Pluto in 2015, the probe will reach its next destination on New Year's Day.
Spectacular 'blue' dune photographed on Mars
VIDEO Dec 28, 2018This unusual looking sand dune was captured on camera by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
Apollo astronaut: 'Mars trip would be stupid'
Dec 27, 2018One of the three astronauts who flew to the Moon aboard Apollo 8 has criticized efforts to land humans on Mars.
Hole in Soyuz was 'drilled from the inside'
VIDEO Dec 26, 2018One of the cosmonauts who investigated the hole maintains that it was drilled from inside the capsule.
Starship prototype could fly within months
Dec 25, 2018SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has provided a sneak peak of the firm's prototype interplanetary Starship spacecraft.
Hippo-shaped asteroid skims safely past Earth
Dec 24, 2018A mile-long asteroid shaped a bit like a hippopotamus has skipped us by on its closest approach in 400 years.
Mystery of methane on Mars deepens further
Dec 23, 2018Despite the detection of methane in 2003 and 2014, the latest findings have revealed no evidence of it at all.
Stunning image shows ice-filled crater on Mars
Dec 21, 2018This recently released photograph shows the 60km-wide Korolev Crater in Mars' north polar region.
Saturn's rings are gradually disappearing
VIDEO Dec 19, 2018A new study has revealed that Saturn's rings may be slowly falling on to the gas giant as 'ring rain'.
Distant solar system object 'Farout' discovered
Dec 18, 2018Astronomers have identified the farthest known object in our solar system at a distance of 11 billion miles.
Nuclear 'tunnelbot' could explore Europa
Dec 17, 2018NASA has proposed a new mission to delve deep beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa.
Virgin Galactic has reached the edge of space
VIDEO Dec 16, 2018Sir Richard Branson's dream of sending tourists up in to space is now one step closer to becoming a reality.
Closest ever photograph of the Sun revealed
Dec 14, 2018NASA's groundbreaking Parker Solar Probe has taken a close-up shot from inside the Sun's corona.
Evidence of water found on asteroid Bennu
VIDEO Dec 11, 2018NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe seems to have hit the jackpot within a week of arriving at its destination.
Voyager 2 has now entered interstellar space
VIDEO Dec 10, 2018NASA has confirmed that the probe has become the second spacecraft ever to leave the heliosphere.
NASA's InSight lander records the Martian wind
VIDEO Dec 7, 2018NASA has released the first ever recording of the wind buffeting a spacecraft on the surface of Mars.
China to venture to the far side of the Moon
VIDEO Dec 6, 2018China's latest space mission will, for the first time, see a spacecraft attempt to land on the Moon's far side.
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