Two Mars gravity assists are expected, and NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally set to come home from an extended stay on the International Space Station. Here are five space ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper is using Mars and Earth’s gravity to travel efficiently to Jupiter. The spacecraft will study Europa’s ...

Mars wasn't always the dusty red desert we know today. Billions of years ago, waves may have crashed against sandy beaches ...

On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera blasted off to the Moon as part of NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission. This aims to map sources of water on the Moon to shed light on the lunar water ...

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer will map the Moon’s water, tracking its location, form, and changes. Mission focuses on the Moon’s ...

But astronauts traveling beyond that – such as on missions to the moon or Mars – would experience much higher radiation doses. Gravity plays a critical role in regulating bodily functions.

Intuitive Machines' second Moon mission ended in disappointment on Friday after the US company confirmed that its spacecraft ...

A US company's lunar lander appears to have touched down at a wonky angle on Thursday, an embarrassing repeat of its previous ...