Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

NASA's Orion crew module test article is framed by the well deck of the U.S. Navy's USS Somerset as teams practice Artemis 2 ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has powered down its Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade spent gathering data that are ...

The unmanned Spectrum rocket, an orbital rocket developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, crashed and exploded 40 seconds ...

A private European aerospace startup says it has successfully completed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle ...

The video was taken by Metis on October 12, 2022. Metis is the only instrument capable of seeing such subtle features of the ...

Isar Aerospace, based in Germany, is the first in a crop of new European rocket companies to attempt an orbital launch. If ...

The near-term plan for the European Launcher Challenge is for ESA to select companies for service contracts to transport ESA ...

The ESA has finally shut down Gaia, its mind-blowing space mission to map the Milky Way. Despite its retirement, Gaia is far ...

In January, the European Space Agency (ESA) shut down Gaia's science operations, as the spacecraft's fuel reserves were ...

The final messages sent to Gaia will continue to be carried out into space as the observatory sleeps, and as data from it ...

The landing platform provided by Airbus will ensure a safe landing on the surface of Mars and support the deployment of the ...