For astronaut safety and to bolster success of the human exploration to come later, NASA needs an end-to-end demonstration of ...

It is likely that the Chang'e 7 lunar lander will touch down near Shackleton Crater, Schörghofer advised, outfitted with an ...

Data from the Mars Express orbiter has been used to create a visualization of "a vast system of deep and steep valleys that ...

In a complicated maneuver, NASA and ESA wanted to bring soil samples from Mars to Earth. But that won't happen, the USA is ...

The race to Mars has quietly become the defining contest of twenty-first century spaceflight, pitting a state-backed Chinese ...

Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...

There’s a lot of energy right now around taking big leaps with deep-space missions, as sustained lunar activity and Mars exploration gain momentum. Commercial players are leading, but major leaps ...

The number of orbital launch attempts worldwide last year surpassed the record 2024 flight rate by 25 percent, with SpaceX ...

It sounds like something from the plot of Interstellar, but this plan to beam precious data back to Earth—before it’s lost ...

The Artemis III follow-up mission plans to do an actual crewed landing, but that's run into some scheduling problems. The ...

Three supermoons will lighten up the night skies in 2026, the stunning result when a full moon inches closer to Earth than ...