This giant moon, 640 million kilometres (400 million miles) from Earth, has an icy surface and might be hiding a saltwater ocean underground, while its atmosphere bears tantalising hints of oxygen and …

This giant moon, 640 million kilometres (400 million miles) from Earth, has an icy surface and might be hiding a saltwater ocean underground, while its atmosphere bears tantalising hints of oxygen and …

Mar 4, 2026 · Will it ever happen? The impetus for establishing a "Lunar Surface Moon Base" is that America is in a space race with China. Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day …

Some of his major scientific achievements occurred in the Sixties, starting with his conclusion that Venus was a scorching world with a thick atmosphere, rather than a moderate Earth-like paradise. This …

[...] 15 years and counting, no spacecraft has increased our understanding of the Solar System, particularly Saturn and its surrounding moons, like Cassini has, and ...

Astronomers uncover a flurry of surprises with the latest inspection of asteroid Bennu NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has uncovered some interesting details about the asteroid’s eruptive particle plumes, …

Mystery solved! How Saturn got its rings The new results also provide insight into the rings of other giant planets

The probe was supposed to drop a lander, named Minerva, onto the surface. However, the lander missed the surface, and JAXA instead decided to land Hayabusa directly on the asteroid.

How do we image the Eagle nebula? Visible light, infrared radiation and X-rays come together to reveal the beautiful inner workings of the Eagle nebula

Would we have been able to live on early Mars? We take a look at whether early Mars was suitable for life as we know it