SpaceX aims to let astronauts avoid a radio blackout during re-entry

Artist’s impression of the uncrewed Orion capsule re-entering Earth’s atmosphere. The real thing returned safely to…

Vera C. Rubin Observatory will start scanning the night sky in 2024

A massive telescope in Chile is set to begin operations in 2024, and once it is…

Extreme close-up of Jupiter’s moon Io captured by Juno spacecraft

This image of Io was captured by the Juno spacecraft NASA/SwRI/MSSS We have just had our…

International fleet of spacecraft is heading to the moon in 2024

An artist’s impression of Intuitive Machines’s Nova-C lunar lander NASA In 2024, the world’s space agencies are…

In 2024 the Hera mission will revisit the asteroid punched by NASA

Hera, with CubeSats, will soon be heading to the Dimorphos asteroid ESA/Science Office The European Space…

Europa Clipper will launch to Jupiter in 2024 to explore its icy moon

NASA/JPL-Caltech/Gregory M. Waigand NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is due to launch in October 2024 and head…

Get ready to see a total solar eclipse in 2024 – here’s how

A bride and groom and their wedding guests watching a solar eclipse in Mexico Martin Zetina/AP/Alamy…

Radio bursts from space are exhibiting a strange ‘sad trombone’ effect

The Allen Telescope Array Seth Shostak/SETI Institute Short, powerful bursts of radio waves from space are…

Japan is sending a rover to Mars's moon Phobos in 2024

The Martian Moons eXploration mission is slated to launch for Phobos in September 2024 – once…

India made history with 2023's low-budget Chandrayaan-3 moon landing

With the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission in August, India became the fourth country to land…