The Latest Breaking News on Space

European Space Agency to attempt unprecedented manoeuvre despite craft not being designed for controlled re-entry

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a new view of a spiral galaxy called UGC 12295, which is believed to have recently hosted a supernova, allowing astronomers to study the debris of the stellar explosion.

Space is hard: Moon missions have historically had a 40-60% failure rate, with sample return and robotic-lander missions having the highest failure rates. Apollo 13's mission was a success despite not achieving its primary objective. Orbiter missions have the lowest failure rate. The 1950s had the highest failure rate, while…

Astronomers have witnessed a cosmic tug of war between Haley's Coronet and its neighboring dwarf galaxy. The gravitational tussle is one the smaller galaxy is bound to lose. That could ultimately result in a merger between the two.

SpaceX scrubbed Wednesday's (July 26) planned launch of its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, stopping the countdown with 65 seconds left on the clock.

NASA and DARPA plan to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Earth orbit in the next few years, to test propulsion technology that could help humanity get to Mars.

China's new Long March 10 rocket just completed its sixth hotfire test. The country is hoping to launch astronauts to the moon on the rocket by 2030.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has used its infrared eyes to produce a highly detailed image of two young stars more than 1,000 light-years away.

Here we explore how long it takes to get to the moon and the factors that affect the journey to our rocky companion.

The European Space Agency is guiding its Aeolus wind-studying satellite to a destructive atmospheric reentry this week. Here's when and where it's expected to happen.

NASA has awarded $150 million to advance the development of potentially revolutionary exploration technologies, including systems that could power outposts on the moon.