Other satellite technologies have also revolutionised daily life. Weather satellites have made forecasts more accurate, while ...

The Space Race, a fascinating era of the 20th century, captivated the world with its heroic goals and technological feats.

It’s often assumed that Earth is somehow separate from the rest of the universe. Yet changes in environments across the solar ...

The Chang'e 5 mission has achieved many significant breakthroughs, including China's first lunar surface sampling and sealing ...

Humans have been in space onboard the ISS continuously for 25 years. As the station nears its end, new commercial habitats ...

When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030 its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it ...

While Laika, the Soviet dog, is often remembered as the first animal to orbit Earth in 1957, France soon followed with its ...

To be clear, the U.S. is still in a better position than any nation on Earth to lead humanity to the ‘Golden Age’ of space exploration. Let’s not let that golden age turn instead into fool’s gold.

World leaders should use space exploration as a tool to teach the public about climate change and spur action to curb global warming, Europe's top space official said on Thursday.

Sixty-eight years ago, on November 3, 1957, a historic event unfolded when Laika, a small stray dog from Moscow, became the first living creature to orbit Earth aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2, ...

After a May rejection, Jared Isaacman has been renominated by President Trump for the role of NASA administrator.

McArthur launched on two spaceflights, logging 213 days in orbit across her nearly 25 years, and held leadership positions at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Astronaut Megan McArthur has ...