Space mission

This mosaic of Bennu was assembled from observations gathered by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that orbited the asteroid for…

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For the closest thing to spending a year on Mars, without leaving Earth, look no further than Houston. NASA…

Published on 14/05/2026 – 11:56 GMT+2 While the world is still thinking about the record-breaking Artemis II mission…

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The Artemis II mission is set to take off as early as April 1, according to the US’…

Published on 26/03/2026 – 16:16 GMT+1 A team of British scientists has achieved what they say is the…

Published on 15/03/2026 – 9:00 GMT+1 Greece is marking a significant milestone in space exploration, as a Greek…

In a tightly controlled manufacturing hangar west of Paris, workers put the finishing touches on an enormous silver-coloured…

Published on 30/01/2026 – 13:06 GMT+1 So is the EU that far behind in the space race? Meet…

From Moon missions to an expedition to Mercury, 2026 is shaping up to be an exciting year for…

From a visiting comet from another starto the return of stranded NASA astronauts to a record number of…

In 2010, NASA’s asteroid probe touched Bennu for seconds, sank almost 20 inches into loose rock and blasted roughly six tons of debris away |