Marking a key milestone in the mission’s transition from final design to implementation and operational readiness ...

Not long ago, the idea of mining in space sounded like something out of a sci-fi novel. But today, it’s a field that scientists and engineers are seriously exploring. Why? Because tucked away in our ...

HELSINKI — China is set to launch its second Tianwen deep space exploration mission late May, targeting both a near Earth asteroid and a main belt comet. The Tianwen-2 spacecraft is now being ...

May 28 (UPI) --China Wednesday launched its Tianwen-2 space mission to collect asteroid samples and conduct a main-belt comet study. A LongMarch 3B rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft performed a close encounter with asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson on April 20, approaching within 600 miles (920 kilometers) within the inner asteroid belt. Initial imagery from ...

[Editor's Note: Follow the Khaleej Times live blog for real-time updates on Dubai Airshow 2025.] The UAE Space Agency showcased two of its most anticipated deep space projects at Dubai Airshow 2025, ...

China envisions exploring the solar system, and it seems that would happen soon. The country launched Tianwen-2, an innovative space probe tasked with retrieving samples from an uncharted asteroid and ...

From astronauts circling the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for space exploration. Governments and private companies alike are ...

Jessica Barnes examines a vial containing sample particles at the Kuiper-Arizona Laboratory for Astromaterials Analysis, located at the University of Arizona. Asteroid Bennu — the target of NASA's ...