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Space

NASA Perseverance rover finds rock with signs of possible life on Mars

To conduct a thorough analysis, the rock needs to be brought back to Earth, a process unlikely to occur before the 2030s.

07/08/2024

Space

Japan launches advanced Earth observation satellite on new H3 rocket

The launch was the third for the country's new rocket system, after the successful one on 17 February and the shocking failed debut flight a year earlier when the rocket had to be destroyed with its payload — a satellite that was supposed to be the ALOS-3.

01/07/2024

Space

Boeing set to launch its first human spaceflight after years of delay

Boeing’s new Starliner capsule will launch NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station on May 6 local time.

06/05/2024

Space

Astronauts prepare for arrival of Boeing's Starliner at space station

Boeing is due to launch the company’s first-ever crewed mission next week.

03/05/2024

Space

European orbiter may have discovered huge water deposits on Mars

The potential discovery suggests that Mars once looked very different from how it appears today and could once have sustained life.

20/01/2024

Space

2023 in review: Another landmark year for space exploration

From ESA's JUICE mission and NASA's asteroid missions to SpaceX's attempts to launch the world's largest rocket, 2023 was another landmark for space.

28/12/2023

USA

NASA reassured after detecting signal from Voyager 2 probe

NASA has been reassured after detecting a signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the probe about a week ago.

02/08/2023

Mobility

NASA lab awaits asteroid samples that could explain how life began

The samples were collected by the unmanned OSIRIS-REx space probe which was launched from Cape Canaveral in 2016.

27/07/2023