10 January 2022
The space telescope has successfully completed a series of crucial steps to achieve full deployment, and will now continue to its final destination 1.5 million kilometres away from Earth
4 January 2022
The massive space telescope, which launched on Christmas Day, is in the process of deploying its sunshield. If anything goes wrong, it could endanger the entire mission
17 September 2021
The BepiColombo mission will pass within about 200 kilometres of the surface of Mercury in October, where it will measure the planet’s magnetic field and exosphere
5 May 2021
On 29 April, China launched the first module of its biggest space station yet atop a Long March 5B rocket. Now, part of that rocket is hurtling back towards Earth, and there is no way to predict exactly where or when it will land
30 April 2021
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has flown the closest to the sun of any spacecraft, at a remarkable speed that would allow it to circle Earth in under 5 minutes
16 April 2021
SpaceX has been awarded a $2.9 billion contract to build the lunar lander that will take astronauts to the surface of the moon as part of NASA's Artemis programme
15 April 2021
The 14 April launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket may have been the spacecraft’s last test flight before it begins taking passengers to the edge of space
15 March 2021
When the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft bombed the asteroid Ryugu, boulders near the impact didn't move nearly as much as expected, revealing how hard it is to make an asteroid-quake
22 February 2021
NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back incredible video footage from throughout its landing on Mars, as well as the first audio recordings from the Red Planet
11 February 2021
On 18 February, NASA’s Perseverance rover will land on Mars, where it will look for signs of life and take samples that will eventually be brought back to Earth
