Inside Outer Space

Is There Alien Debris on the Moon? Some Scientists Plan to Find Out.

The future of Earth observation: Private satellites and AI bring benefits but also pose risks

Small asteroid impact today over the ocean near Australia

China unveils plans to beat US in retrieving Mars samples

For nearly 50 years, Venus’s clouds have been understood as droplets of concentrated sulfuric acid—but a 2025 reinterpretation of data inadvertently collected by NASA’s Pioneer Venus Large Probe in 1978 suggests their aerosols may instead be about 60 p

Rocket issues delay 1st-ever private mission to Venus: 'We are awaiting Neutron readiness'

After failure of private rescue mission, NASA's Swift space telescope will crash back to Earth. But when and where?

China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history

NASA’s New ‘Vomit Comet’ Has a Secretive Air Force Past

On 13 April 2029, a roughly 375-metre asteroid named Apophis will pass closer to Earth than some of our own satellites — just 32,000 kilometres above the surface — and new calculations suggest up to 90% of humanity could potentially see it cross the sky w

Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust'

Policy experts: Europe stuck between "rock and a hard place" on launch

Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?

Northrop’s robot space mechanic is a new way to keep satellites at work longer

Viking lander's 1976 Mars soil test may have found life after all

NASA's SkyFall Mars helicopters will wear tiny capes

South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket’s moon crash

NASA selects successor to CAPSTONE lunar mission

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BALLS on the moon: China set to launch Africa's 1st lunar science mission in 2029

By 2029, a collaborative lunar mission will deploy the first African-led scientific experiment to the moon's surface via a Chinese launch.

Curiosity Mars rover inspects cracked wheel photo of the day for July 27, 2026

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An abandoned SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the Moon. The real problem comes next

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NASA finally releases a critical planning document for private space stations

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The nuclear option: Scientists reveal how atomic blasts could save Earth from asteroids

Scientists and Chinese officials are detailing strategies to use nuclear blasts and early-warning networks to protect Earth from asteroid impacts.

Researchers Argue Saturn's Moon Titan Is Perfect for Human Exploration

NASA’s Curiosity Rover is Investigating Unusual Polygon Structures That Look Like a “Giant Martian Honeycomb”

'Titan is actually a very reasonable destination for humans': Scientists start mapping out crewed mission to huge Saturn moon

China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station while the ISS nears its end

China is planning to double the size of its Tiangong space station to expand scientific capacity as the International Space Station approaches its end.

A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon this August. Will we be able to see it?

Why Mars May Remain Uninhabitable for Centuries

NASA wants to dump the ISS in the sea. Experts say the plan 'raises serious concerns for ocean health'