NASA has selected SpaceX to develop a spacecraft that will deorbit the International Space Station in 2030 — a contract valued at as much as $843 million, the […]
What China’s new moon rocks could reveal that Apollo samples didn’t
China’s Chang’e-6 mission returned lunar samples from the far side of the moon, the largely unexplored hemisphere, to Earth on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
Spacecraft snaps eerie view of our galaxy’s ‘doppelganger’
The European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope captured detailed new views of distant objects, including the galaxy GC 6744, which astronomers think closely resembles our Milky way.
ESA prepares for the post-ISS era, selects The Exploration Company, Thales Alenia to develop cargo spacecraft
The European Space Agency selected two companies on Wednesday to advance designs of a cargo spacecraft that could establish the continent’s first sovereign access to space. The two […]
Scientists discovered a Venus-like world that might not be a hellhole
Two teams of scientists have discovered a so-called “exo-Venus” — similar in scale to Earth’s evil twin planet, but with a chance of being habitable, depending on its atmosphere.
Mission control is trying ‘restlessly’ to save a spacecraft to Mercury
A joint European and Japanese spacecraft bound for Mercury has encountered thrust problems that could jeopardize the future of the mission.
Venus is 900 degrees. That’s surprisingly not why it’s bone-dry, study finds.
A team of scientists believe they’ve discovered how Venus has lost its oceans, and the reason is surprising — it’s not because the planet roasts at 900 degrees Fahrenheit.
New Mars images show the Red Planet’s ‘Inca City’
Scientists still don’t quite understand what natural phenomenon caused this grid-like pattern to form at Mars’ south pole.
NASA asks: Can anyone help us get our Mars samples back?
NASA’s first attempt to bring home samples of rock and dirt from Mars could be canned by cost overruns. To save the mission, the space agency is asking for help.
This is the new spaceship that will take humans back to the moon
The completed Orion spacecraft, built by NASA and ESA, is seen fully stacked in a newly released photo. This craft will fly around the moon on the Artemis II mission.