Space exploration

Astronomers have detected a thick atmosphere around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system,…

A Russian Soyuz rocket took off to the International Space Station on Saturday, two days after its launch was aborted last…

Every year, 22,500 applicants apply for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) exams to become an astronaut. Only twenty-five make it…

Every year, 22,500 applicants apply for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) exams to become an astronaut. Only twenty-five make it…

Russia called off the scheduled launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station just moments before takeoff on Thursday,…

In Toulouse, France, the Cité de l’Espace is launching a new immersive experience: Lune Xplorer, where you can take a…

In Toulouse, France, the Cité de l’Espace is launching a new immersive experience: Lune Xplorer, where you can take a…

Japan’s first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weekslong lunar night,…

For the first time in half a century, the US finally stuck the landing — a Moon landing, that is.…

Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its…