Space Exploration

With an apparent crash, the HAKUTO-R mission from the private space exploration company ispace has joined a long list of failed moon landers

Starship, a super powerful launch system that could revolutionize access to space, soared for mere minutes—but its test flight is still being hailed as a success

The ambitious Jupiter moon mission JUICE has begun its long journey to the Jovian system

Four astronauts will fly around the moon in preparation for the first human landings there since 1972

Now is the time to protect the health and safety of civilians who will be traveling, living and working in the dangerous environment of space

The tech industry is rushing headlong into the chatbot gold rush. We need prompt, focused regulation that keeps pace

Satellite navigation systems for lunar settlements will require local atomic clocks. Scientists are working out what time they will keep

New Horizons is about to wake up and study the Kuiper Belt, the universe, and even Uranus and Neptune. But a new target to visit could trump them all

After a 26-day journey that took it to lunar orbit and back, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday afternoon, paving the way for future astronaut voyages to Earth’s satellite

How the JWST’s cosmic images are made

As a dismal year on Earth draws to a close, milestones in space exploration offer much for the whole world to celebrate

I’ve been working on space elevators for almost 20 years, and though we still have issues to solve, we are getting closer to making them reality