From astronauts looping around the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a ...

The 26-foot-tall (8-meter-tall) cargo lander is expected to embark on its first flight during the first quarter of 2026, ...

ESA’s 2026 space missions will take Europe to new heights. From lunar flybys and asteroid studies to Mercury orbit and advanced satellite launches, this year promises groundbreaking discoveries in ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to embark on groundbreaking missions in 2026, including lunar flybys, asteroid studies ...

Apophis, a massive asteroid, will safely skim past Earth in 2029, visible to billions. The Ramses mission by Esa and JAXA ...

The rocket’s failure is bad news for Japan because the country’s space program is ambitious and strategic. Monday’s mission carried a single satellite named QZS-5, which was to form part of Japan’s ...

"Year of the Moon," marking the transition from robotic scouting to the return of human presence in deep space.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will be launching the Martian Moons eXploration mission next year, which should ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. MAHIA, New Zealand, Dec. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the ...

They won't be home for Christmas, but that's okay. They may not be home for Christmas, but astronauts in space are finding ...

Here's a brief rundown of 12 of 2025's most memorable mishaps. One caveat first, though: There is no shame in being on the ...

NASA's Artemis II Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the agency's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in High Bay 3 of the ...