Spaceflight rewires the human body. Muscles shrink, bones thin and fluids shift towards the brain – but these changes may help improve life on Earth.

Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and steadily began to spread its reach from the tidal pools to the oceans to

In April 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to go into space, kicking off years of human space exploration. Since then, around 600 people have followed, more than half from the United States who distinctly put man on the moon during six different expeditions.

The first mission of the program, Artemis I, lifted off on November 16, 2022. The uncrewed flight to test the equipment was, overall, a success. From the first thundering moments of liftoff to the separation of its second stage from the Orion capsule in Earth orbit, SLS met or exceeded all NASA expectations.

It’s often assumed that Earth is somehow separate from the rest of the universe. Yet changes in environments across the solar system have profoundly influenced the history of humanity. Beginning in the 14th century,

After a year of attempting contact, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced Tuesday that its Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter spacecraft has died and is no longer responsive. This was the last active human-made presence within Venus’ orbit, meaning that for the time being, Venus is all alone.

Other satellite technologies have also revolutionised daily life. Weather satellites have made forecasts more accurate, while GPS has rendered traditional navigation methods obsolete. These innovations have fundamentally changed history.

Space travel should by rights make for rocket-fuelled television, but documentaries on the subject too often veer into soul-numbing technobabble. That sad fate is happily avoided by the absorbing Once Upon a Time in Space (BBC Two).

The only way to create a sustainable program of exploring the moon and Mars with humans, beyond the initial flush of achievement, is by fully integrating science into our planning. We won’t be able to answer the important science questions without human ...

The big tech mogul envisions a future where artificial intelligence and space exploration will shape the destiny of humanity.