Smart robot helps out astronauts on China’s Tiangong space station (video)
The three astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have been getting some assistance from an "intelligent" robot named Xiao Hang.
Launches, moon landings and more: Here’s the top spaceflight missions to watch in 2025
From lunar and asteroid missions to groundbreaking human spaceflight tests and new rockets, 2025 promises an array of spectacular space missions.
Suborbital rocket set to launch 6 experiments from Sweden’s Arctic spaceport on Nov. 22
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.
China’s Shenzhou 19 astronauts take the reins of Tiangong space station (video)
China's three-person Shenzhou 18 crew have passed the keys to the Tiangong space station to its new occupants.
Space Force’s mysterious X-37B space plane to attempt new ‘aerobraking’ maneuvers in orbit
The U.S. military's X-37B space plane is about to begin a series of novel maneuvers, according to a rare official update on the spacecraft.
China’s CAS Space launches 5 satellites with its 4th rocket (video)
Commercial Chinese rocket maker CAS Space completed its fourth solid rocket launch on Tuesday (Sept. 24), sending five satellites to orbit.
Europe will launch a satellite in 2027 just to watch it burn
The European Space Agency plans to launch a satellite called DRACO in 2027, then study how it breaks up during its fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere.