Mobility Is this Turkish lake how Mars looked over a billion years ago? Lake Salda has long attracted visitors. But last year, it caught the attention of NASA researchers who think it could help identify ancient life on the Red Planet. 28/04/2021
world news SpaceX rocket lifts-off as French astronaut heads to ISS The SpaceX launch, delayed from Thursday due to poor weather, will deliver four astronauts to the International Space Station with a recycled capsule and rocket. 23/04/2021
world news Out of this world! French cuisine set to be served up in space Dishes include lobster with quinoa and dehydrated Breton seaweed, and salmon and eggplant. 22/04/2021
Mobility Watch NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter take its first flight on Mars NASA made history today in pulling off the first controlled, powered flight of an aircraft on another planet. The Ingenuity helicopter travelled to the Red Planet attached to the underside of the Perseverance Rover which landed on Mars in February of this year. 19/04/2021
USA NASA completes historic flight on Mars with Ingenuity helicopter The Ingenuity helicopter, which landed on the Red Planet along with the Perseverance Rover on 18 February, is expected to fly for just 40 seconds for this first test flight. 19/04/2021
USA NASA picks SpaceX to build lander for next mission to the moon NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to build the next lander that will carry astronauts to the moon. 17/04/2021
Kazakhstan Joint US-Russian crew heads to International Space Station A joint US-Russian crew aboard a Soyuz rocket launched successfully on Friday, heading for the International Space Station. 09/04/2021
world news Europe must be ambitious to stay ahead in the space race, says ESA The European Space Agency's Director-General has set out an ambitious plan, which he says will keep the agency on the front foot in the space race. 07/04/2021
world news Asteroid Apophis won’t hit Earth for at least 100 years, says NASA When discovered in 2004, Apophis was thought to be one of the most potentially hazardous near-Earth objects, but new data shows it won’t hit the planet for at least another century. 28/03/2021
no comment Astronauts work on International Space Station upgrades in spacewalk Two astronauts were scheduled to complete a six hour spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station. 13/03/2021
world news Spacewalking astronauts manage possible ammonia leak Spacewalking astronauts worked to avoid getting toxic ammonia on their suits from the International Space Station's external cooling system on Saturday. 13/03/2021
world news NASA's Mars rover Perseverance does first drive on red planet Perseverance moved forward a bit, turned 150 degrees and then backed up a few metres in its first test drive. 06/03/2021
Travel News The first space hotel could open its doors sooner than you think Sleeping among the stars could become a long haul excursion in just six years. 03/03/2021
state of the union Europe's week: Leaders meet virtually, as Russia sanctioned EU leaders met virtually this week to take stock of the epidemiological situation across the continent, as sanctions against Russia were agreed upon by foreign affairs ministers. 26/02/2021
world news Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. 24/02/2021
no comment NASA releases first high-speed video of a spacecraft landing on Mars The footage shows the Martian surface below, with the rover getting slowly closer to landing, and dust on the surface being disturbed before it finally touches down. 23/02/2021
world news The most striking images from this week's top stories Here is our round-up of the week's biggest news stories as captured through the lens' of photographers around the world. 20/02/2021
world news 'Iconic!': NASA's Perseverance sends first pictures after Mars landing The American space agency promises more photos in the next few days and possibly also an audio recording of the historic descent. 19/02/2021
no comment "Touchdown confirmed!" - Perseverance lands on Mars The NASA rover is there as part of a mission to uncover signs of life and collect samples of rock 19/02/2021
world news Mars rover sends its first surface images after historic landing The Perseverance rover arrived on Mars on Thursday as part of a mission to uncover signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock 18/02/2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina What links a Bosnian village and NASA's historic bid to land on Mars? Villagers in Bosnia will be glued to their screens on Thursday to see if NASA can land one of its rovers on Mars. Here's why. 18/02/2021
The Cube Has a 50-year mystery about playing golf on the moon now been solved? US astronaut Alan P. Shepard Jr became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon. But there has been a 50-year-old mystery over how far it travelled. Until perhaps now.... 05/02/2021
world news NASA 'megarocket' test aborted after computers shut down engine A test of NASA's new SLS megarocket was aborted after computers automatically shut down engines after a little over a minute 17/01/2021
Travel News In pictures: NASA's top Earth photographs of 2020 Here's a selection of the best photographs of our planet from 2020, taken by astronauts at the International Space Station. 12/01/2021
China First lunar soil samples collected in 44 years arrive in Beijing Chinese scientists have laid their hands on a very precious container. Inside are the first samples of soil taken from the surface of the moon in 44 years. 19/12/2020
world news NASA recruits companies to collect moon rock for as little as $1 The contracts are primarily intended to set a legal precedent for the exploitation of extraterrestrial resources by the private sector going forward. 04/12/2020