NASA releases first audio from Mars, video of landing The US space agency NASA has released the first audio from Mars, a faint wind sound captured by the Perseverance rover. World • 23 Feb
NASA Perseverence Mars Rover sends new colour images NASA has released stunning new photographs from Perseverance, including one of the rover being gently lowered to the surface of Mars by a set of ... World • 19 Feb
NASA test of mega Moon rocket engines cut short NASA conducted a test firing of the engines for its giant Space Launch System lunar rocket yesterday, but they shut down earlier than planned, the ... World • 17 Jan
SpaceX launches four astronauts to space station Four astronauts were successfully launched on the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" to the International Space Station last night. World • 16 Nov 20
NASA delays new SpaceX flight due to bad weather NASA has postponed today's planned launch of a crewed SpaceX vessel to the International Space Station (ISS) due to inclement weather. World • 14 Nov 20
Spacecraft stores rock samples from asteroid NASA said its robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex was able to stow a rock and dust sample scooped up from the asteroid Bennu. World • 29 Oct 20
Spacecraft lands on asteroid to collect rock samples After a four-year journey, NASA's robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu's boulder-strewn surface to collect rock and dust samples in a precision ... World • 21 Oct 20
Nokia to build mobile network on moon for NASA Finland's Nokia has been selected by NASA to build the first mobile phone network on the moon, the Finnish company said today. Business • 19 Oct 20
US astronaut, 2 Russian cosmonauts blast off for ISS A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts has blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and successfully reached orbit Science and Technology • 14 Oct 20
International Space Station moved to avoid space debris Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have carried out an "avoidance manouevre" to ensure they would not be hit by a piece of orbiting debris. World • 23 Sep 20
Issue onboard Mars-bound rover 'not overly concerning' The technical issue which occurred shortly after the launch of NASA's latest Mars rover Perseverance was not serious, the agency has confirmed. World • 30 Jul 20
NASA's new rover to lift off in search of life on Mars NASA is set to launch an ambitious mission to Mars tomorrow with the lift-off of its next-generation, six-wheeled robot, Perseverance. World • 29 Jul 20
Solar probe reveals Sun's closest-ever photos A solar probe built by the European Space Agency and NASA has delivered the closest photos ever taken of the Sun's surface. World • 17 Jul 20
SpaceX mission blasts off with two astronauts on board SpaceX has launched with two astronauts on board, making it the first NASA crew bound for orbit from the US in nine years. US • 30 May 20
SpaceX, NASA delay milestone mission due to bad weather SpaceX's historic first crewed launch is set to proceed on schedule tonight, NASA has announced, but uncertainty remained over weather conditions just hours before take-off. Science and Technology • 27 May 20
Highest-ever resolution images of the sun revealed Researchers have unveiled the highest-ever resolution images of the sun. Science and Technology • 09 Apr 20
Lettuce grown in space 'safe and nutritious' NASA astronauts have reported that lettuce grown entirely in space is as nutritious and safe to eat as lettuce grown on Earth. Science and Technology • 06 Mar 20
NASA and ESA launch mission to map sun A new probe built by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) has set off on a journey to the sun to take the first ... World • 10 Feb 20
Record-breaking US astronaut returns to Earth US astronaut Christina Koch has returned to Earth having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts by spending almost a year aboard the International Space ... World • 06 Feb 20
Boeing's Starliner will not achieve docking mission Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will not achieve its mission objective of docking with the International Space Station, NASA has said. US • 20 Dec 19
NASA finds missing Indian moon lander - with some help India's Vikram lunar lander, which crashed on its final approach to the Moon's surface in September, has been found thanks in part to the sleuthing ... News Lens • 03 Dec 19
'Dance of avoidance' as tiny moons orbit Neptune Even by the standards of the outer solar system, the strange orbits that carry Neptune's two innermost moons are unprecedented, according to newly-published research. News Lens • 15 Nov 19
Mercury makes rare transit across the sun Astronomers and space enthusiasts watched as Mercury made a rare transit of the sun yesterday. News Lens • 12 Nov 19
NASA shares Jack-o'-lantern Nebula image for Halloween To mark Halloween, NASA has released an image of a cloud of gas and dust which looks like a celestial pumpkin. The image was created ... News Lens • 31 Oct 19
NASA astronauts carry out first all-female spacewalk US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir have become the first all-female pairing to carry out a spacewalk, following a spacesuit blunder earlier this year ... World • 18 Oct 19
