Cosmic census reveals 540 stars and planets in our neighbourhood

A cosmic census of the currently known objects in the vicinity of our sun has revealed…

Enormous kites flown by robots could help power a Mars colony

A proposal to power a future Mars base includes an enormous kite flown by robots, along…

Blue Origin is auctioning off a seat on its first crewed space flight

Blue Origin has announced that the first crewed flight of its New Shepard rocket is scheduled…

Why haven't aliens made contact? Science with Sam explains

Are aliens real? Why haven’t they made contact and if they did, what would that look…

Chinese rocket is hurtling back to Earth after space station launch

On 29 April, China launched the first module of its biggest space station yet atop a…

Science with Sam: Do aliens exist?

Do aliens exist?  If there is intelligent alien life out there, why haven’t we heard from…

Did you know? The hydrogen in your body was formed in the Big Bang

The hydrogen that accounts for around 10 per cent of our body mass was formed 13.8…

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has made its fourth and furthest flight

The Ingenuity helicopter has made its fourth flight on Mars, the furthest and fastest it’s travelled…

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has gone faster than any spacecraft ever

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has flown the closest to the sun of any spacecraft, at a…

Why billionaires are fighting over who gets to land humans on the moon

After NASA selected SpaceX to land humans on the moon in 2024, its competitors Blue Origin…