On planets more massive than the Earth, launching things in to space will be a lot more challenging.
NASA has revealed that its ambitious Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will launch as early as 2022.
The space agency will be revealing new details of its 'Kilopower' system at the beginning of next month.
A road in the Netherlands has been fitted with rumble strips that play a tune whenever a car drives over them.
Anthropologists have been investigating the origins, evolution and purpose of the humble eyebrow.
The European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter will be starting its mission within the next two weeks.
Virgin Galactic's new spaceplane blasted through the sky on Thursday after firing its rocket engine for the first time.
Two separate airliners encountered an unknown object while flying over the Arizona desert in February.
The Hubble Space Telescope has picked up the light from a very bright star over 9.3 billion lights years away.
A huge crack that opened up in Kenya recently has indicated the beginnings of a new continental split.
An old photo of what is thought to be the house's original foundation has been discovered in a local archive.
Researchers believe that it is very likely that the interstellar asteroid came from a binary star system.
Scientists have found the writings of a 2nd-century Greek physician hidden beneath pages of religious text.
Elon Musk has stressed the importance of sending humans to Mars before the next 'probable' World War.
The construction of the world-famous stone circle may have been all about bringing people together.
The success of last month's launch has meant that the next Falcon Heavy will be carrying more than just a car.
New footage has been released showing the Space Launch System engine reaching 113 percent thrust level.
The remarkably resilient rover has managed to extend its original three-month mission to over 13 years.
Archaeologist and engineer Glen Dash has worked out how such a precise alignment was achieved.
A solitary tree on an island in New Zealand may hold the key to determining the beginning of the Anthropocene.