Andrew Jones

Tokyo-based company ispace's Resilience lunar lander will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday (Jan. 15). Here's what the spacecraft is carrying.

Firefly Aerospace's soon-to-launch Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA better understand our home planet, and how it responds to space weather.

China's state-owned main space contractor tested five different rocket engines on one day last week in preparation for future missions and projects.

The three astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have been getting some assistance from an "intelligent" robot named Xiao Hang.

SpaceX aims to launch the seventh Starship flight test on Jan. 10. It will mark the first time the company attempts to deploy a payload during the flight.

From lunar and asteroid missions to groundbreaking human spaceflight tests and new rockets, 2025 promises an array of spectacular space missions.

NASA has pushed its first two crewed Artemis moon missions back to 2026 and 2027, and the move could have big ramifications.

Donald Trump has nominated billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. What do we know about the potential next administrator of America’s space agency?

Chinese scientists are developing the capability to build a moon base made of bricks formed from lunar soil.

China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts have some winged companions to oversee aboard the country's Tiangong space station — fruit flies, which arrived on a cargo ship on Nov. 15.

The "Resilience" Mission 2 lander, built by Japanese company ispace, has arrived in Florida ahead of its planned January launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

The Tianzhou 7 spacecraft undocked from China's Tiangong space station on Nov. 10 and reentered Earth's atmosphere at around 8:25 a.m. EST (1325 GMT) on Nov. 17.

China's human spaceflight agency has released a video detailing its plans for a first crewed mission to the moon, including progress on lunar hardware.

The SubOrbital Express-4 mission, which will launch from northern Sweden between Nov. 22 and Dec. 3, will help scientists take the next step in various realms of research.

Rocket Lab is targeting mid-2025 for the debut of its partially reusable Neutron rocket, with commercial launches to start in 2026.

ABL Space Systems, founded in 2017, will pivot from orbital launch sector to U.S. missile defense programs.

Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA's DART impactor.

A Long March 7 rocket launched the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft toward China's Tiangong space station on Friday (Nov. 15).

China's Chang'e 8 mission to test resource technologies at the moon's south pole is taking shape — and may even include a humanoid form.

AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket to launch some of its next-gen satellites.

China has unveiled the design of a reusable winged shuttle to take cargo to and from the country's Tiangong space station.

China has opened up the first round of applications for researchers who wish to use some of the Chang'e 6 lunar far side samples for research.

Russia launched 53 small satellites into orbit on Monday (Nov. 4), including two for Iran. The 51 Russian payloads were a single-launch record for the country.

China's Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope in Earth orbit, has already made several discoveries during its initial commissioning phase.

China's Shenzhou 18 crew have returned home after more than six months in space.