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NASA have unveiled the first video of its Mars rover, Perseverance, landing on the surface of the red planet, as well as audio of a light gust of wind.
Tasks including removing space junk, processing streams of data and acting as an onboard assistant are all ways AI can assist with space research in future.
New research based on data from the Curiosity rover shows that over three billion years ago, seasons in Gale Crater on Mars were similar to Iceland.
The evolution of intelligent life took around 3 or 4 billion years, meaning the planet's climate had to also remain habitable for that time. Research discovers how much of this is down to...
Since astronauts stay in space for long periods of time, they receive training on how to deal with the mental challenges that arise from isolation and confinement.
From new missions to Mars to the start of the Artemis program that will return humans to the Moon, here's 6 space missions to look out for in 2021.
The moon is filled with masses of sought-after resources, like thorium, uranium, Iron and Helium-3. Kings College London Professor, Tony Milligan explains how we can make moon mining fair.
Venus once had an Earth-like climate, modelling has revealed. But intense carbon emissions - caused by volcanic activity - permanently destroyed its ability to support life.
A new theory suggests that fragments of energy, not waves or particles, may be the fundamental building blocks of the universe.
The German telecoms group, Deutsche Telekom and its British partner, Stratospheric Platforms, have connected a remotely piloted aircraft with its terrestrial 4G network from an on-board a...
A team of Japanese architects have designed a futuristic concept for a spaceport, in Tokyo Bay, in anticipation of the expansion of the Japanese space programme.
NASA have discovered large and unambiguous quantities of water molecules on the lunar surface. The discovery could help support further space exploration to Mars.
Satellites are a vital part of our infrastructure, helping us to use GPS, access the internet and support studies of the Earth. There were 2,666 operational satellites in April 2020.
From the Messier 82 galaxy to the Cartwheel Galaxy, NASA has used telescopes from around the world to produce high-quality images space.
Astrophysicists from Britain, Germany and the United States have just been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on black holes and their significance in our galaxy.