A Nasa astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have returned to Earth after being in space for just over a year. American Frank Rubio set a record for the longest US spaceflight as a result of the extended stay.

SpaceX is set to open an office in Dublin in what would mark the first physical presence of the Elon Musk-founded space company in Europe, the Sunday Times reported.

In co-operation with Nasa, Jaxa will look at the strength of light at different wavelengths, the temperature of things in space, and their shapes and brightness

How India's relationships with its partners and rivals, and its global role more broadly, evolve remains to be seen. But the country’s achievements in space — most recently the first-ever landing of a lunar rover on the Moon's south pole — undoubtedly strengthen its diplomatic hand, not least because of the respect they inspire in other countries.

Schools throughout India were kept open so students could experience the event together.

However, luck could just be on our side as a rare Super Blue Moon is expected at the end of the month

Researchers observed two more black holes that are on the smaller side and existed 1 billion and 1.1 billion years after the Big Bang

It was believed the engine could belong to Virgin Orbit, but the company has ruled out the prospect, prompting further questions

Astropolitics will be an important topic in the second half of this century

The EU has said it needs to take action “to protect its space assets, defend its interests, deter hostile activities in space, and strengthen its strategic posture and autonomy”.

A Russian space capsule has safely returned to Earth without a crew, months after it suffered a coolant leak in orbit. The Soyuz MS-22 was damaged in December while attached to the International Space Station.

Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research in the UK are sending samples of diffuse midline glioma to the International Space Station (ISS) to see how it spreads in microgravity

The image is one of 100 photographs featured as part of the Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky exhibit which runs at the Smithsonian from March 2023 until December 2025

Their capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast near Tampa.

The failure is the second in six months since a smaller Epsilon-series solid-fuelled rocket designed to launch scientific satellites failed in October.

A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on Friday for a six-month mission, after overcoming trouble with one of the capsule’s docking hooks.

The planets will be 'closer than the width of a full moon' in an event which will be 'spectacular to the naked eye'

The funding has been awarded to ADS Northern Ireland, which represents the aerospace, defence, security and space industries in the region

China completed the Tiangong station in November with the addition of the third of three modules, centred on the Tianhe living and command module

The comet last came within 160m km of the earth during the Upper Paleolithic period, some 50,000 years ago

Rhiannon Adam is one of just nine artists and creatives selected to take a journey into space including a circuit around the moon

Three Chinese astronauts have landed back on Earth after spending six months working to complete construction of the Tiangong station, state TV has reported.

The six-month mission, commanded by Fei Junlong and crewed by Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu, will be the last in the construction phase of China’s space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

One warning though... there are some naming rules so it's definitely not going to be called Planety McPlanetFace!

Jesuit priest Brother Guy Consolmagno returns to Ireland with a message for our astronomers 

Having been the first UK astronaut to visit the International Space Station after years of training, Tim Peake has taken on his next challenge — trying to take on the enormity of the Universe’s really big questions for younger readers. Mike McGrath-Bryan takes a giant leap to find out more

Four astronauts have returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule at the end of a nearly six-month space station mission, splashing down in the Atlantic off Florida.

The orbit of the stars brings them together about once every eight years, and like the rings of a tree’s trunk, the dust loops mark the passage of time

Eirsat-1, developed and built by the UCD School of Physics, will be launched in the next few months by the European Space Agency

It is thought that the impact will be enough to slightly change the orbit of Dimorphos around the larger asteroid Didymos

Two Chinese astronauts went on a spacewalk Saturday from a new space station that is due to be completed later this year.

When asked if we were now closer to answering the question: "Are we alone in the Universe?", Professor Brian Cox replied: “Yes”.

Similar leaks hindered Nasa’s countdown tests in April and June.

South Korea has joined the stampede to the moon with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots. The satellite launched by SpaceX is taking a long, roundabout path to conserve fuel and will arrive in December.

Debris from a rocket that boosted part of China’s new space station into orbit fell into the sea in the Philippines on Sunday, the Chinese government announced.

China has launched one of two laboratory modules to complete its permanent orbiting space station. The Wentian was launched from Hainan Island on Sunday, watched by a large crowd of amateur photographers and space enthusiasts.

An Italian astronaut has joined a Russian cosmonaut in a rare spacewalking show of unity as tensions over Ukraine continued back on Earth.

A spaceport at Shannon Airport? It's not as wild an idea as you'd think and is certainly not the country's first foray into space, writes Leo Enright

The world spent $10bn on the James Webb Space Telescope - that's about a dollar per person alive over 20 years, so it's a few cents per person per year. Wasn't it worth a few cents out of your annual budget?

“In the words of the famous Carl Sagan, ‘Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known’. I think those words are becoming a reality.”

Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, the picture showcases a galaxy cluster called SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago

"If you were anywhere near a starquake, it would be like the Sun changing shape in front of your eyes.”

Nasa will launch a research rocket from remote northern Australia this month in the agency’s first blast-off from a commercial space port outside the United States.

China has launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station.