China race to bring rocks back from Mars to a ‘tit-for-tat’ orbital stand-off, here are some of the year’s most notable space ...

The space agency failed to declare the spacecraft's thruster glitch as a mishap, creating confusion and uncertainty.

From stranded astronauts to secret moons to space photos that were once impossible to consider, here are the top space ...

Ten people have been helped to safety after a 50-metre-long sinkhole breached a canal in Shropshire, leaving several narrow ...

Nasa astronaut Don Pettit shares a stunning image of Sunita Williams against the space station’s massive solar wings. The ...

Never mind the Christmastide editions of your favourite shows on TV or reruns of classic films, there's only one festive ...

An ISS astronaut captured a rare lunar halo above the Indian Ocean, showing a thin glowing arc above Earth's blue edge.

For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance. Yet for those whose destination is the moon, the ...

Such "countdown demonstration tests" have traditionally taken place shortly before launch with the rocket and crew ship ...

Another member of the safety panel, Mark Sirangelo, said NASA should formally declare mishaps and close calls as soon as possible. “It allows for the investigative team to be starting to be formed a ...

They won't be home for Christmas, but that's okay. They may not be home for Christmas, but astronauts in space are finding ...

On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.