Missions
The latest news from the spacecraft helping us explore the cosmos, and the historical missions that paved the way.
NASA Curiosity rover's incredible image showing rays of sunlight passing through a bank of clouds on Mars
The Martian rover has sent back an image of crepuscular rays shining through a bank of clouds on the Red Planet.
Proba-3 will be a 144-metre Sun scope in space, tasked with creating artificial eclipses. This is how we're doing it.
How do you build a 144-metre Sun-scope in space? Following. Marie Beeckman reveals how PROBA-3 will work.
New York, Philadelphia, Boston... Saturn. Astronaut captures lights of northeastern USA from Space Station
Image from space shows lights of NYC, Washington, Philadelphia and Boston, curvature of Earth and the planet Saturn.
Trains, planes, automobiles, a NASA space probe hurtling towards the Sun... These are the fastest objects ever built
A 'wall of death' on the Moon could help future astronauts prevent muscle and bone deterioration
Could the classic circus stunt be the answer to helping lunar settlers exercise?
How does China communicate with Chang'e 6 on the far side of the Moon? With a satellite constellation.
How do you communicate with a spacecraft when the Moon is in the way?
China's Chang'e 6 probe enters orbit around the Moon, on its journey to gather samples from the far side
China is set to return the first-ever rocks from the Moon’s far side. This is what the mission has in store.
Spacecraft powered by light sails and lasers offer a quicker way to explore the Solar System. But there's a catch.
How scientists on Earth fixed the Voyager 1 spacecraft in the outer reaches of the Solar System
Spaceflight history | Who were the Mercury 7?
A guide to NASA's Mercury Project and the Mercury 7 astronauts who became the first Americans to fly into space and orbit Earth.
To boldly go... How astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space and oldest person to walk on the Moon
The story of Alan Shepard, the first American in space.
How will solar storms affect future Mars astronauts? That's what two NASA spacecraft are hoping to find out
Solar maximum provides an opportunity to study the effects of an active Sun on the surface of Mars.
James Webb Space Telescope | See the latest images
See the latest full colour images to be released by the JWST.
Astronaut photographs northern Europe at night from the Space Station, capturing a 'cosmic web' of light pollution
Image captures the light pollution of major cities like London, Paris and Amsterdam.
Space History | Animals in space
What animals have been in space, which was the first and why did humans send them to journey among the stars?
NASA confirms it's sending its Dragonfly drone-like spacecraft to Saturn's moon Titan
Saturn's largest moon is an Earth-like world that likely has conditions suitable for supporting life. A new NASA spacecraft will spend almost three years studying its surface.
Antiseptic, garbage, body odour, BBQ - what astronauts say the International Space Station smells like
Unsurprisingly, it’s tricky to keep a continuously occupied space station smelling sweet.
NASA will launch rockets to study how the eclipse affects radio communications, and you can watch live
NASA is set to launch three rockets to study the eclipse.
Crops on the Moon? NASA astronauts will bring tools to study plant-growing, quakes and hunt for water ice
Why we need more women in the space sector
Equality for women will make a stronger space sector, says Gabriella Goddard of the Space Leadership Academy.
Photograph shows Odysseus lander with broken leg on the Moon
Intuitive Machine's lunar lander Odysseus broke its leg during its landing on the Moon. A photograph has been released showing the aftermath.
NASA lunar orbiter has photographed the Odysseus lander on the surface of the Moon
An image of the Odysseus lander on the surface of the Moon has been captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
NASA Moon landing: Odysseus spacecraft tipped on its side during landing
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus achieves first US soft landing on the Moon since Apollo missions.
ERS-2 satellite breaks up as it enters Earth's atmosphere over Pacific Ocean
Where ERS-2 will break up, and when, and what its lasting legacy will be.