space exploration

09:33

View from China

China to complete World's first AI-driven Mars geological map by 2028

China has announced plans to complete the world's first AI-driven geological map of Mars by the end of 2028, a project that aims to reconstruct the red planet's ancient water history and introduce a Chinese framework for Martian geological time that Beijing hopes will become a new global standard.

15:01

Space exploration

SpaceX's Starship deploys 20 Starlink satellites on 13th test flight

SpaceX successfully launched its Starship megarocket on its 13th flight test Friday, deploying 20 next-generation Starlink V3 satellites and completing a soft splashdown of the spacecraft in the Indian Ocean.

14:24

Space exploration

SpaceX aborts Starship launch after engine failure delays 13th flight test

SpaceX's Starship rocket aborted its 13th flight test just seconds before liftoff in Texas on Thursday after some of its 33 engines failed to start. CEO Elon Musk said the company is likely to make another launch attempt early next week.

07:58

Space exploration

'Beautiful view' of Earth as crew of NASA's Artemis II historic mission heads towards the moon

The 4-person crew in the Orion capsule on NASA's Artemis II space shuttle carried out a key thruster firing on Thursday, sending the ship past the main orbit of the Earth towards the moon, in the hope of beating Apollo 13's distance in 1970, as they took pictures using phones and cameras.

07:30

Moon soil

Study finds Moon soil could support human survival in space

Scientists in Hong Kong say they have developed a method to turn lunar soil into water, oxygen and fuel. The innovation could reduce the need to ship supplies to the Moon and support future deep space missions.