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Scientists hope rocks and dust taken from 4.7bn-year-old Bennu will provide clues to formation of solar system
The FT's Harry Dempsey asks if asteroids could really help us to replenish scarce resources on Earth
Three books explore the future of galactic travel and the sights and experiences that await
India’s successful landing is the latest manifestation of renewed interest in lunar exploration, driven both by national pride and strategic considerations
Chandrayaan-3 mission gives Narendra Modi a geopolitical boost after Russian crash
Unmanned craft spins out of control, underscoring decline of space programme since cold war peak
Plane maker and US start-up Voyager join race to build commercial alternatives before ISS is decommissioned
€1.4bn Euclid observatory will map billions of galaxies in search of excess energy and matter
ESA director-general outlines plan to develop independent human launch capability within a decade
Shenzhou-16 mission precedes plans to land taikonauts on Moon by 2030
Does the satellite industry actually need the enormous capacity that SpaceX has to offer?
Failure to separate from booster leads to setback for Elon Musk-led company building spacecraft capable of flying to Mars
Mission represents important step in billionaire’s quest to take humans to Mars
Complex mission will search for signs of ocean life on icy moons close to solar system’s biggest planet
Decade-long effort was source of national pride and meant to be symbol of technological prowess
Astrobiologists believe simple organisms pervade the universe but advanced civilisations are extremely rare
The Henry Mance Interview | The British astronaut is convinced that humans will live on the Red Planet
New series hosted by a former pop star goes back to 1991 and the collapse of the USSR
Juice spacecraft’s ambitious 12-year voyage will observe Jupiter and three of its moons
US space agency’s test altered asteroid’s orbit by about 1%
As exploration booms, courses are teaching how to back innovation with business nous
Group unveiled as ministers agree to raise space spending by 17% over the next five years
Elon Musk’s fundraising skills are impressive but his ambitious goals may take longer than his timeline suggests
Uncrewed US spacecraft heads for lunar orbit in build-up to mid-decade astronaut landing
Data from two Nasa missions shows it may hold more subsurface ice than scientists previously thought
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