Missions
The latest news from the spacecraft helping us explore the cosmos, and the historical missions that paved the way.
James Webb Space Telescope | See the latest images
See the latest full colour images to be released by the JWST.
How astronauts keep clean and wash in space
I don't think humans should go to Mars. Here's why
Debunked! Critics say glass of water proves China faked space station video. Science says otherwise
The history of the Soyuz rocket
Iain Todd explores the history of the Soyuz: one of space engineering’s greatest achievements.
What the ESA Gaia mission discovered
[Strap] The Gaia telescope has spent the more than a decade surveying our home Galaxy to the highest precision yet. Its career will lead to new discoveries about the Milky Way and its neighbours for years to come.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory calls staff back into the office
European Space Agency will beam the famous '2001: A Space Odyssey' waltz out into the cosmos
European Space Agency's biggest missions
Martian dust devil photobombs Perseverance Mars rover selfie
How will solar storms affect future Mars astronauts?
Solar maximum provides an opportunity to study the effects of an active Sun on the surface of Mars.
Soviet spacecraft crashes to Earth. Kosmos 482 exact location still in doubt
A 1970s Soviet spacecraft built to withstand Venus's thick atmosphere will crash to Earth this weekend
Photograph of Curiosity rover on Mars
US Space Force planning 'orbital carrier'
Could a spaceship really fly through an asteroid belt? Just ask NASA, who've sent multiple craft to do just that
Katy Perry and all-female astronaut crew back on Earth after successfully completing trip into space
A history of spacewalks
What does it sound like on Mars?
What Perseverance found at Jezero Crater, where it's going next
Did you see a strange spiral cloud in the sky last night? It was likely a SpaceX rocket, says the UK Met Office
NASA New Horizons measures how dark the Universe really is
Voyager 2 low-energy charged particle instrument switch-off
Hera spacecraft images of Mars moon Deimos
ESA Hera mission
The European Space Agency's Hera and DART missions will attempt to impact a near-Earth object and alter its path.