NASA makes dramatic change to Mars Sample Return mission
NASA has announced a dramatic change to its Mars Sample Return mission, which will attempt to transport samples of martian rock all the way to Earth.
See the enormous solar panels of this Earth-monitoring satellite unfurled
ESA and JAXA are preparing to launch a new Earth-monitoring satellite called EarthCARE, and it recently flexed its huge solar wing for the first time.
How to watch the first launch of a new European rocket on Thursday
This week, the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch its new rocket, the Vega-C, on its first flight. Here’s how to watch.
Good news: Threatening asteroid won’t impact Earth in 2052
The asteroid 2021 QM1, marked as one of the most threatening to our planet, won’t hit Earth after all.
This Mercury flyby video shows the planet in amazing detail
The European Space Agency has released a video captured last week by a spacecraft as it flew by Mercury, the planet closest to our sun.
BepiColombo mission shares stunning image of Mercury flyby
The European and Japanese team behind the BepiColombo mission to Mercury has shared the first image of the spacecraft’s recent flyby of the distant planet.
Space traveler offers advice to wannabe astronauts
With crewed lunar missions just a few years away and the first human voyages to Mars on the horizon, it’s one of the most exciting times to become an astronaut.
Next-generation exoplanet hunter Plato goes through vacuum testing
Plato is a next-generation exoplanet-hunting satellite, set for launch in 2026.
Dark matter studying spacecraft Euclid gets its sunshield
Dark matter telescope Euclid is getting ready for launch, and recently a module of combination sunshield and solar panels has been added to the spacecraft.
Astronaut reveals highlights of recent space voyage
After returning from the ISS earlier this month, German astronaut Matthias Maurer has been talking about what it was like to live and work in space.