Which way is ‘down’ has a different answer depending on where you are on Earth, in the solar system, in our galaxy and beyond ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is due to close down by 2030, and Russia, one of its main partners, is designing its own replacement orbital laboratory. After a decade of planning to place its ...

On this list, you'll find some weird incidents on Earth, a bit of Russian space drama and, of course, that little interstellar comet managed to sneak in. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

As space rapidly becomes an essential battlefield, Europe risks being left behind. Its current approach to the new space race — regulate first, compete later — is unlikely to help. Ukraine’s ...

An alien comet, a Martian volcano, a man’s fall from the sun and a groundbreaking telescope’s first images: Here are the most jaw-dropping space photos of 2025. When you purchase through links on our ...

2025 was a very busy year in spaceflight. Over the past 12 months, we saw multiple spaceflight records broken, the debut of a powerful new reusable rocket and the first-ever fully successful private ...

There may be no enterprise that lends itself so well to the camera as space travel. The universe is a riot of color and light—of galaxies and planets and brightly hued moons. The people who explore ...

Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Time might actually have 3 dimensions. But it also means that the space would actually be one-dimensional, instead of the three dimensions we’re familiar with.

Within the lifetimes of today’s teenagers, some of the world’s most respected researchers now say the discovery of alien life is not just possible but likely. The claim that we could confirm life ...

NASA's deep-space probe, Voyager 1, will reach a major milestone in November 2026, when it will be one light-day from Earth. Launched in 1977, the spacecraft has spent over 48 years travelling through ...