The first samples ever taken from the far side of the moon have been opened by scientists in China. Chang’e 6 softly landed on the far...
So far, this decade has been pretty good for seeing cosmic events. In addition to the total solar eclipse and the sun getting close to its...
Soon, Europe will be able to go into space on its own again, as Ariane 6 is set to launch for the first time this summer....
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are making preparations for the imminent approach of asteroid 99942 Apophis, a near-Earth object. Apophis, an asteroid considered highly...
In one of the most fascinating space missions of recent times, the ESA’s Rosetta probe has been orbiting around the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko since late 2014. Though...
A massive asteroid impact is one of the greatest threats to life on this planet, and for human civilization in particular. Although a catastrophic collision is...