>"A SpaceX rocket carrying three paying customers and a former NASA astronaut took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday morning, kicking off a _...Read More_

"In a milestone for astronomy – and possibly the search for extraterrestrial life – NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed there are now 5,000 known planets beyond our solar system."

>"The head of Russia's space agency says new US sanctions have the potential "to destroy our cooperation" on the International Space Station. There are currently four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut _...Read More_

>"The founder of the private space company rehashed his broad vision of colonizing Mars, but he provided few clear details about when Starship would get to orbit."

"The telescope’s safe arrival is a relief to scientists who plan to spend the next 10 or more years using it to study ancient galaxies."

Nasa engineers yesterday completed the final unfolding of the huge primary mirror of the agency’s James Webb space telescope. The manoeuvre was the final step of the $10bn observatory’s two-week deployment phase that began with its launch _...Read More_

Spacefaring adventurers, living and experimenting with new technology, could potentially spawn a post-human era.

>"SpaceX founder says planned 42,000-strong network will not dominate slots or radio frequencies"

>"Astronomers were jubilant as the spacecraft made it off the launchpad following decades of delays and cost overruns. The Webb is set to offer a new keyhole _...Read More_

"A flight of the Space Launch System and Orion capsule without astronauts aboard is planned for early next year, a first, long-delayed step toward returning astronauts to the moon’s _...Read More_

"Sanitary pads and makeup: A Chinese astronaut’s six-month stay aboard the country’s space station has revealed conflicted cultural values toward gender."

"A wild thought experiment by Jaron Lanier and physicist Stephon Alexander concerning gravitons, virtual reality, and Incan khipu."

Astronomers have spotted a giant blinking star, 100 times the size of the sun, lurking near the heart of the Milky Way.