NASA's Mars Sample Return mission, aimed at analyzing Martian rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover, faces a crucial decision as...

Because of a "structural failure," the Tianlong-3 rocket separated from its testing platform while its propulsion system was being tested a...

China's Chang'e 6 mission, with international collaboration and advanced research goals, signifies a significant leap in lunar exploration,...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission achieves a breakthrough by overcoming stubborn fasteners, unlocking the hidden treasures from asteroid Bennu. Des...

A comet, which is way bigger than Mount Everest, is nearing the earth after an explosion. The explosion was observed on October 5.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is preparing to return to Earth on September 24 with the first-ever US asteroid sample. The spacecraft will deliv...

China in December brought back the first rocks from the moon since missions by the U.S. and former Soviet Union in the 1970s. On Saturday, ...

Japan's space agency said its final checks confirmed the Hayabusa2 spacecraft is on track to return to Earth a capsule containing samples f...

The spacecraft left the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometers (180 million miles) away, a year ago. The capsule is to be released 22...

The Hayabusa2 spacecraft left the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometers (180 million miles) from Earth, a year ago and is expected t...

China has successfully launched the Chang'e-5 lunar probe from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, stat...

Known as OVIRS, the instrument will measure visible and near-infrared light reflected and emitted from the asteroid and split the light int...