Space

Defence spending accounts for most space budgets

Defence spending driving government space budgets

Dr Bailet testing the microgravity 3D printer on the vomit comet

Microgravity 3D printing tested on ‘vomit comet’

The award is presented and run by the Royal Academy of Engineering (pictured) and the MacRobert Trust

Entries open for MacRobert Award 2025

Moon (Image by Ponciano from Pixabay)

ispace and Magna Petra set sights on Moon helium

Liquid helium is indispensable for advanced space technologies

Comment: How helium is powering a new era of space exploration

ESA greenlights NanoMagSat Earth observation mission

Preparation of one of the Euro Material Ageing’s experiments for launch. The COMAT-designed SESAME module holds specimens selected and tested by ESA, supplied by 15 international research teams with Bristol University samples shown in the inset image

Materials set for rigours of space on International Space Station

The Amber-2 Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) satellite will detect vessels involved in illegal activities

‘Dark vessels’ at sea to be detected by UK satellite

Study shows it is possible to send commands to a robot by via simulation

Simulation shows promise for gathering lunar samples

SpaceX Super Heavy rocket

SpaceX Super Heavy rocket caught by ‘chopsticks’ arms

ESA's Hera will orbit Dimorphos and deploy two cubesats

ESA asteroid mission Hera gears up for launch

LUNA recreates the Moon's surface on Earth next to ESA’s Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany.

ESA launches new lunar simulation facility