This US programme must contend with the difficulties of returning humans to the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years
Berlin’s move reflects unease over depending on US capabilities to spot long-range missiles from space
Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire’s personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing
Rocket maker’s proposed transaction would vault it back ahead of OpenAI as the most valuable start-up
Light pollution from growing number of spacecraft is degrading images from space telescopes
ESA will develop a programme designed to serve military as well as civil requirements for the first time
Our new podcast series explores the mission to the red planet
The rift with SpaceX is the latest symptom of the disarray engulfing the US agency and its ambitions
Can the US beat China to the red planet?
A potentially new cosmic object raises the question of which came first: black holes, or stars and galaxies?
The last three Starship tests failed — would the tenth launch have more luck?
Mudstones with iron-containing compounds suggest possibility of a habitat for micro-organisms
Earth-sized planet 40 light years away could have liquid water and an atmosphere rich in gases such as nitrogen
A useful primer explains how cosmic exploration has been commercialised and explores the challenges in policing this new wild west
This year, the alert system for defending the planet against incoming space rocks was activated for the first time. It won’t be the last
Deal places rocket and satellite group on par with top 20 most valuable public companies in S&P 500
Constellation would be the ESA’s first big programme designed for defence and security as well as civil purposes
The private tech race is at odds with public appetite for extravagant suborbital trips
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to work out how to get selected for Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin
No deal was forthcoming between Washington and Tokyo but the talks may give clues for other countries
New markets could be opening up — even if they are 124 light years away
Distant planet is covered with an ocean that may be teeming with microbial activity
The scientist played a key role in establishing that dark matter pervades the universe
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore splash down off coast of Florida
US pair set to return home on Wednesday after Boeing Starliner problems meant eight-day mission lasted nine months
