Liquid water, breathable air and a sustainable food supply are three of the essentials Mars would need for people to live comfortably there.

The spacecraft’s return has been delayed while experts study helium leaks and thruster problems.

China wants to build a lunar base with international partners, just as the US does.

MIT researchers find wave activity on Saturn’s largest moon may be strong enough to erode the coastlines of lakes and seas.

There’s intense competition between the US and China to establish bases on the Moon.

Here’s what’s going on to cause more widespread northern and southern lights.

Billionaires such as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are among those most vocal about the benefits of exploring, mining and colonising space.

Analysis of two major cosmic blasts deepens the mystery of where the universe’s ‘heavy’ elements come from.

Research sheds light on the properties of novel materials that could be used in electronics operating in extremely hot environments.

The results offer a new way to probe supermassive black holes and their evolution across the universe.