space missions

It’s going to be a bumper time for space missions in 2024 – especially to the Moon, our nearest neighbour. And that’s following on from an already epic 2023. By Monica Grady I’m a laboratory scientist, so I always like to...

Two space observatories in southern Greece will be the protagonists of a breakthrough space communication experiment by NASA.

The Indian Space Research Organisation, IRSO, has just landed on the Moon's south pole, making it the fourth country to land on the Moon after Russia, China, and the United States. Just days after the failed Russian Moon mission that...

Russia's new lunar mission is about to take off as the country is eagerly preparing to launch Luna-25, an automatic interplanetary station. The first launch of the last fifty years is scheduled for August 11th from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Goals...

New findings indicate that long space missions and frequent journeys into space can have negative impacts on the brains of astronauts. According to a recent study, extensive time spent in space can cause significant alterations in the human brain. Understanding...