When two missions to Venus were announced, two others missed out.

Nasa's sending its first missions to Earth's twin since 1990.

In the coming decades, governments and private companies will set up permanent bases on the Moon and Mars. And at some point, the first galactic baby will be born.

If humanity wants to travel between stars, people are going to need to travel faster than light. New research suggests that it might be possible to build warp drives and beat the galactic speed limit.

The maiden flight of Mars helicopter was a significant advance in propulsion technology.

Going to the bathroom is much more complicated in space without any gravity. To solve this problem of tricky orbital potty breaks, NASA builds special toilets that work without gravity.

The effects of the pandemic and recent engineering concerns with the new and still unflown Space Launch System may delay the Artemis programme.

Science fiction has often had an inspirational and positive relationship with space endeavors. But the new US Space Force is struggling with a pop culture public relations problem.

There are some great opportunities to see the planet travelling across the night skies.

Scientists preparing to land the Rosalind Franklin rover in a few years are nervously awaiting the landing of NASA's Perseverance rover.