Space exploration

Curiosity has been exploring the red planet and gathering scientific data for almost a decade, having touched down on the surface on August 5, 2012.

Unlike the Earth, Mars does not have a strong, global magnetic field. This field helps to protect our planet from cosmic rays and retain its atmosphere.

The Ingenuity copter is the first vehicle to perform a powered, controlled flight over the surface of an alien world.

Space missions could also carry "bacterial invaders" to unspoiled alien worlds such as Mars and the moon.

The exoplanet orbits its dwarf star in 35 days and has a very cold surface temperature, but astronomers believe it could still host life in its clouds.

New research suggests that China's FAST telescope could spot self-replicating extraterrestrial technology at the outskirts of the Milky Way.

The public are being asked to label images taken by NASA's Perseverance and other Mars rovers in order to train an algorithm that will aid Martian navigation.

The firing test of the Starship prototype took place on Thursday night at SpaceX's facility in southern Texas.

The telescope is "a colossal achievement, built to transform our view of the universe and deliver amazing science," NASA administrator Bill Nelson said.

When Mars moves to the opposite side of the sun, Perseverance and other Martian missions like Ingenuity, InSight, and Curiosity can't be contacted.

The noise of the Cargo Dragon capsule travelling through the air after completing a resupply mission to the International Space Station was so loud it shook some people's homes.

In a wide-ranging interview, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson spoke to Newsweek about China, the billionaire space race and government funding.

The winning team could also see their robots used in underground rescue missions on Earth as well as scooping $2 million in prize money.

One of Perseverance's main goals is searching for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars.

Follow the moments that led to SpaceX's historic launch of the first ever all-civilian space crew.

The three-day mission will see the first all-civilian space crew orbit the Earth roughly once every 90 minutes, going higher than any humans have since the Hubble telescope was serviced.

The fully automated Dragon capsule will carry the four riders, none of who have experience as professional astronauts, to an altitude of 357 miles,

The new space-age building material that could be used for colonization of the Moon and Mars is based on a concept that is "literally blood-curdling."

During a three-day orbit, the crew will circle the Earth several times at a distance of around 370 miles and at around 22 times the speed of sound.

Scientists hope the robots will be able to function autonomously, and collaborate with one another.

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, jointly operated with the European Space Agency, passed within 4,967 miles of the planet's surface on August 9.

The mission will involve four crew members living and working in a 1,700-square-foot habitat designed to simulate the challenges of a long Mars mission.

An issue with a Russian space module that had recently docked with the ISS caused the Starliner launch to be postponed.

The multi-billionaire Amazon founder says he has "dreamed of traveling to space" since Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon in 1969.

"I am super excited to go into space. I've been dreaming about this all my life," said Oliver Daemen, the son of a private equity firm CEO.

NASA still isn't sure what's wrong with the orbiting telescope, but engineers are being careful not to rush things, in case it leads to more issues.

The departure of the Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft from the International Space Station was delayed by the presence of Tropical Storm Elsa in the Gulf of Mexico.

"I want to go on this flight because it's the thing I've wanted to do all my life," said the multibillionaire Amazon founder.

To mark International Asteroid Day, Newsweek spoke to scientists at the forefront of efforts to protect our planet from a catastrophic asteroid strike.

The China National Space Administration also released the first audio recorded by the Tianwen-1 mission's Zhurong rover. This makes Zhurong only the second rover to capture sound on Mars after NASA's Perseverance.