Space exploration

India aims to become the first nation to send a satellite out to study the Sun after having been the first nation to successfully land on the Moon's South Pole. The country's space agency has announced on the social media...

On Wednesday, Europe's Ariane 5 rocket took off from French Guiana, marking its final launch. The rocket successfully carried two military communications satellites into space. The European Space Agency (ESA) has relied on the Ariane 5 to be its workhorse...

Space exploration scientist Dr Stamatios Krimigis told a TV interview that the colonization of Mars is practically impossible for the next 200 years.

China's first dedicated observatory for thorough solar investigation will launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on October 9. 

The remnants of the Chinese space rocket were seen burning in the night sky as they fell in the Indian ocean on July 31. 

Russia and China are joining forces to build a research base on the Moon, called the International Lunar Research Station, by the year 2035. The research station will rival NASA's Lunar Gateway, a small space station that will orbit the...

2022 will be a big year for space exploration, as the United States, China, and other major countries all have ambitious plans for the Moon, Mars, and beyond. 2021 was a major year for space: NASA reached the sun's atmosphere...

A study of images from Mars shows that ancient water that once existed on the surface of Mars did indeed shape the landscape of the planet, according to an announcement made on Thursday. Photographs of the Jezero crater show that...

Hycean Worlds -- which are planets like Neptune -- may be able to host life, according to researchers at Cambridge University. Such planets, which do not resemble Earth much at all, may actually be where we want to look...

NASA released a stunning 360-degree panoramic video of Mars on Wednesday, created from shots taken by the Curiosity rover, allowing Earthlings to take a personal tour of the fourth planet from the sun. More than a hundred separate images taken by...