There are huge gaps in our knowledge of how to survive space. A lab in north east England is trying to change that.
Human missions to Mars are edging closer to reality, but the physics of deep space is not cooperating. Outside Earth’s magnetic cocoon, astronauts would be bombarded by high‑energy particles that can ...
NASA is facing significant challenges in attempting to reestablish contact with the MAVEN spacecraft, which has been out of ...
Space debris – the collection of defunct human-made objects in Earth's orbit – is already affecting space agencies, companies and astronauts. This debris includes large pieces, such as spent rocket ...
The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has exposed critical gaps in our planetary defence, acting as a 'warning shot' that ...