Nasa
Nasa to test nuclear rockets that could fly astronauts to Mars in record time
Project, in concert with US government agency Darpa, aims to develop pioneering propulsion system for space travel
Richard Luscombe in Miami
24, Jan, 2023 @6:29 PM
Russia to launch mission to rescue stranded ISS crew after meteoroid strike
Space agency mounts rescue mission to bring home two cosmonauts and US astronaut marooned on ISS
Oliver Holmes
11, Jan, 2023 @12:04 PM
Walter Cunningham obituary
Astronaut who took part in America’s first successful manned Apollo space mission in 1968
Nigel Fountain
04, Jan, 2023 @12:58 PM
‘We’re in a space race’: Nasa sounds alarm at Chinese designs on moon
Administrator Bill Nelson says Beijing could seek ‘own’ resource-rich areas and next two years could be key to US-China contest
Edward Helmore
02, Jan, 2023 @2:13 PM
Above and beyond: key events in 2022 that shaped space exploration
It was a great year for a slight lifting of the veil on the final frontier – from redirecting an asteroid to a glimpse into creation
Richard Luscombe in Miami
31, Dec, 2022 @8:00 AM
Moon rivers? UK scientists at heart of mission to extract water from lunar rock
With the success of Artemis, lunar travel is back on the agenda – and a way to produce water on moon is vital for human presence
Rachel Hall
26, Dec, 2022 @9:00 AM
Latest Soyuz capsule leak prompts Russians to plan possible rescue of space station crew
Cause of puncture remains unclear as officials say damage continues to be assessed
Samantha Lock and agencies
23, Dec, 2022 @3:19 AM
‘My power’s really low’: Nasa’s Insight Mars lander prepares to sign off from the Red Planet
Robot says it might be sending its last message from Mars as dust chokes out its power supply
Samantha Lock
20, Dec, 2022 @2:14 AM
Meteoroid hit suspected after major leak from Soyuz capsule
Nasa footage showed a torrent of snowflake-like particles spraying from the rear section of the Soyuz MS-22 capsule
Samantha Lock and Oliver Holmes
15, Dec, 2022 @5:09 PM
Nasa’s uncrewed Orion capsule splashes down after ‘historic’ moon mission
US space agency rejoices after re-entry of spacecraft that should clear way for possible lunar landing of astronauts by 2025
Ed Pilkington
11, Dec, 2022 @9:38 PM
Will we ever set up an outpost on another planet?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
20, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM
Astronauts to live and work on the moon by 2030, Nasa official says
Head of Orion lunar programme says Artemis 1 mission is ‘first step to long-term deep-space exploration’
Ian Sample Science editor
20, Nov, 2022 @1:41 PM
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