Four astronauts landed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday, concluding a historic 10-day mission around the moonArtemis II splashdown – live updatesFull report: Artemis II crew splashes down in Pacific...
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Read MoreGlitch to the facilities quickly fixed, in relief to astronauts onboard Orion spacecraftA blinking fault light on Nasa’s Orion spacecraft signalled an unwelcome setback at the start of the historic Artemis II mission: the toilet...
Read MoreFor the first time in over 50 years, astronauts will see Earth from distant space. Let’s hope the images they send back of our fragile home bring some much-needed unityMore than 50 years ago, the Apollo astronauts’ photographs...
Read MoreHe was at the heart of 1960s counterculture, then paved the way for the libertarian mindset of Silicon Valley. At 87, Brand is still keen to ensure the world is maintained properly – not just today, but for the next 10,000...
Read MoreWith close encounters due in 2029 and 2032, space scientists are getting to grips with an existential threatIt is a scenario beloved of Hollywood: a huge asteroid, several miles wide, is on a collision course with Earth....
Read MoreSuni Williams and Butch Wilmore embark on 17-hour return following Starliner capsule failure that turned a days-long mission into one lasting nine monthsTwo Nasa astronauts “stranded” aboard the International Space Station (ISS)...
Read MoreMission teams will lose direct contact with Parker probe while it passes 3.8 million miles from sun’s surface Nasa’s pioneering Parker solar probe is poised to make its closest ever approach of the sun on Christmas Eve, a...
Read More$5bn Nasa mission will assess whether ice-covered moon that is thought to have twice Earth’s water is habitableNasa is poised to send a spacecraft to a frosty moon of Jupiter where extraterrestrial life may eke out an existence...
Read MoreBarry Wilmore and Sunita Williams in spacecraft attached to International Space Station as engineers fix problemBoeing’s public relations crisis is now out of this world: the company’s Starliner spacecraft – with two astronauts...
Read MoreControllers say ‘we are on the surface’ as Intuitive Machines’ craft makes first successful US moon landing since 1972Odysseus has started its “powered descent initiative”, as it readies for a landing. The engine on the lander...
Read MoreUS firm Astrobotic says it is assessing ‘alternative mission profiles’ after finding failure in propulsion systemA private moon mission that blasted into space on Monday appeared to be in jeopardy after suffering a “critical...
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