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Decade-long effort was source of national pride and meant to be symbol of technological prowess
Astrobiologists believe simple organisms pervade the universe but advanced civilisations are extremely rare
The Henry Mance Interview | The British astronaut is convinced that humans will live on the Red Planet
New series hosted by a former pop star goes back to 1991 and the collapse of the USSR
Juice spacecraft’s ambitious 12-year voyage will observe Jupiter and three of its moons
US space agency’s test altered asteroid’s orbit by about 1%
As exploration booms, courses are teaching how to back innovation with business nous
Group unveiled as ministers agree to raise space spending by 17% over the next five years
Elon Musk’s fundraising skills are impressive but his ambitious goals may take longer than his timeline suggests
Uncrewed US spacecraft heads for lunar orbit in build-up to mid-decade astronaut landing
Data from two Nasa missions shows it may hold more subsurface ice than scientists previously thought
US space agency declares success in mission testing technology that could divert deadly objects
Nasa’s mission gives hope we can defend our planet but human nature and technology present risks of their own
Dart strikes target 11mn km away in test of new technology to protect Earth from future threats
New Shepard grounded until the US aviation regulator finishes an investigation of the incident
Last-minute scrub of Artemis rocket delays effort to return astronauts to lunar surface
We may be nostalgic about astronauts but our scientific abilities have leapfrogged our physical ones
By developing technology to remove debris, the Japanese company hopes to help shape space governance rules
Nasa’s translation of infrared light into colour is like making a digitally doctored photo of deep space
The audacious gamble on the James Webb Space Telescope’s giant foldable mirror has paid off
New pictures released as part of $10bn collaboration come as space agencies hail ‘dawn of a new era in astronomy’
Data from the Gaia observatory will help to reconstruct our galaxy’s evolution and predict its development
‘We are devastated … but we have something precious to preserve’
Nasa’s gamble to issue contract to private sector could herald a radical change in costs of living and working in space
A failure to regulate low Earth orbit could have disastrous consequences
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