The PULSAR research project, led by Belgian engineering firm Tractebel, has unveiled the conceptual design of a plutonium-238 ...

The European PULSAR research project, conducted between 2022 and 2024, has disclosed the conceptual design for a plutonium-238 (Pu-238)-fuelled ...

A spacecraft which is due to be built, tested and assembled in Belfast is destined for the Moon, thanks to a new contract signed by Thales Alenia Space.

Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has secured a €862 million (£721m) contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the Argonaut Lunar Lander, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander was launched atop a SpaceX ... amount of work in preparing for the landing and training for it, and doing the simulated landings, and doing the ...

Thales Alenia Space has signed an €862 million contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the Argonaut Lunar Lander, which will deliver cargo, infrastructure and scientific instruments ...

“A lot of physics can be esoteric or difficult to follow without years of specific training ... payloads carried on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander, including LEXI.

India, with its space agency ISRO, has been a key partner under the Biden administration through the Artemis Accords. The ...

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot ...