SpaceX is developing a massive rocket and capsule to transport large numbers of people to Mars with the ultimate goal of colonising the planet.
‘Now the fun begins’, says scientists as five-year mission could soon begin to explain the mysteries of Jupiter.
New Horizons has revealed that the surface of Pluto has somehow been refreshed, activity that may be tied to an underground ocean or ice volcanoes.
A Nasa spacecraft has sailed past Pluto, capping a journey of 4.88-billion kilometres that began nine and a half years ago.
Gravity measurements taken by a Nasa spacecraft indicate that a small moon orbiting Saturn contains an underground ocean in its southern hemisphere.
The discovery of Abell 2744_Y1, a galaxy about 30 times smaller than the Milky Way, dates back to 650-million years after the birth of the universe.
An unmanned rocket has blasted off from Cape Canaveral to put the newest member of Nasa’s space communications network into orbit.
Astronauts, their spacesuits rigged with snorkels, have begun repairs to the International Space Station’s cooling system.
Astronomers have found a new planet, the closest yet outside our solar system and just an astronomical stone’s throw away at four light years.
The unmanned Dragon has splashed down near California, completing a pioneering mission for commercial firms seeking a major role in space travel.