Space

Eleven years into its mission, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is starting to show its age, but a recent software update promises to give the spacecraft a new lease on life. As NASA’s eye in the sky over the Moon, the LRO has been responsible for some of the best […]

Dozens of ancient meteorites — some stony, some iron, some studded with glittering extraterrestrial gems or holding stardust that’s billions of years old — are now up for auction at Christie’s. 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Valentine’s Day could be full of fireworks this year as both SpaceX and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos are working towards a launch doubleheader tonight (Feb. 14). 

On Earth, the study of ice core samples is one of many methods scientists use to reconstruct the history of our past climate change. The same is true of Mars’ northern polar ice cap, which is made up of many layers of frozen water that have accumulated over eons. The […]

China’s Chang’e 4 spacecraft are back in action for a 27th lunar day on the far side of the moon, but it’s the discoveries from the mission’s previous lunar day that have scientists excited.

We’ll have to wait a little longer to see Virgin Galactic’s third spaceflight.

China has released epic video footage from the country’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft as it made a close approach to Mars after reaching the Red Planet this week.

A deep-space mission is about to pull a ‘vanishing act,’ through mid-February, as the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter (affectionately known as ‘SolO’ to mission controllers) makes a crucial pass behind the Sun.