Space Exploration

Rolling up an ancient river delta in Jezero Crater, the rover starts crucial rock sampling.

SpaceX and other companies are still struggling to make their satellites darker in the night sky

NASA’s three-and-a-half-year mission to collect seismic data from Mars is running out of juice

The Starliner team is confident the malfunctions won’t prevent the spacecraft from completing its mission

Flying to space takes its toll on the human body, and this has spurred new research on radiation and microgravity, as well as advances in remote medicine and telehealth, all of which have potential benefits for people on Earth

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ended hopes of launching the ExoMars rover in 2022. Now the mission may never lift off at all

The uncrewed flight includes a payload of food, provisions and a specialized flight-test dummy

The two countries must put aside their mistrust in order to establish rules for the peaceful use of outer space

Ground stations are currently tracking 16 fragments associated with the event, which occurred on April 15

To propel itself higher than any known engineered jumper or animal can, it had to ignore the limits of biology

Russia will move forward with lunar exploration without its European partners

An influential panel’s recommendation makes the ice giant a likely destination for a flagship space mission