These are exciting times in space exploration, as more and more countries and private enterprises are mastering technology ...

The Indian Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (January 15) approved the establishment of the Third Launch Pad (TLP) at ISRO’s spaceport Satish Dhawan Space Centre at ...

This similarity could aid in future timekeeping for potential Mars missions. 8) The Surface Area of Mars Is Comparable to Earth's Landmass Surprisingly, the total surface area of Mars is roughly ...

[Photo/Xinhua] China is set to embark on a series of ambitious space missions in 2025 ... space power stations and manned landings on Mars. It will be capable of carrying payloads of 140 tonnes ...

To sustain life on Mars, including early exploratory missions, electricity generation will mean the difference between life and death. It’s essential to power life support systems and ISRU (in-situ ...

as live images from the US space agency NASA showed. This marks the start of a year full of moon missions.

Jumping Jupiter! The results are in, storm chasers! Thanks to your help over the last two years, the Jovian Vortex Hunter project has published a catalog of 7,222 vortices, which you can download ...

ESA/BepiColombo/MTM The European Space Agency (ESA)’s BepiColombo mission has made another flyby of Mercury, capturing fascinating images of this lesser-studied inner planet. On January 8 ...

There’s no atmosphere to help a spacecraft slow down like there is at Venus or Mars. And so close to the ... This most recent and final flyby passed over Mercury’s North pole, providing ...

Space fans across much of the US can witness the event as it happens in the night sky. On Monday, Mars will look reddish and bright as the moon passes in front of it, obscuring the planet for over ...

A joint Japanese-European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the permanently shadowed craters at Mercury's north pole. When you purchase ...

A spacecraft operated by the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has made its final flyby of Mercury, as scientists now work to guide BepiColombo into the planet’s ...