Mars’s surface is not suitable for life because of its low temperatures and constant radiation bombardment,…
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There aren’t enough space explosions to explain strange radio bursts
Weird flashes of radio waves from space could in theory be coming from huge explosions, but…
India’s moon mission Chandrayaan 2 delayed just before launch
Just before the intended launch of India’s Chandrayaan 2 mission to the moon’s south pole, a…
Something is seriously wrong with our understanding of the cosmos
Our two ways of measuring the universe’s expansion disagree, and a third method is intensifying that…
India is about to launch a lander and rover to the moon’s south pole
India is launching its second mission to the moon, called Chandrayaan 2, on 14 July. It…
Hayabusa 2 lands on distant asteroid and collects another sample
Japan’s spacecraft Hayabusa 2 has again successfully landed on a distant asteroid and completed its mission…
Martin Parr's Laika and Soviet space dog kitsch collection – in photos
Laika, the Soviet space dog, paved the way for the race to the moon with her…
Quiz: How good is your knowledge of the moon?
How old is the moon, how long does the journey take and how much rubbish have…
Virgin Galactic to become the first publicly traded space travel firm
Virgin Galactic is to become the first publicly traded company for human space travel after it…
7 bizarre objects from the festival's worth of trash left on the moon
The Apollo 11 lunar lander and other moon missions left behind some weird stuff, including cannons,…