The space industry, with its fuel-burning rockets, requirements for mined metals and inevitable production of space junk, is not currently renowned for its environmental credentials. Can space ...

But there can be some major environmental consequences when things don't go to plan. Science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains why the explosion is a setback for space exploration. Humanity’s ...

Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain. There was giddy euphoria at the Kennedy Space Center after the launch, writes the ...

From Cape Canaveral’s packed beaches to virtual watch parties across the globe, humanity’s fascination with space has never been stronger. Yet for most around the world, space remains a dream — a ...