Read article: Can nanomaterials take on the extremes of space?
From the furnace of take-off to the cold radiation-laden environment of space, extraterrestrial missions place high requirements on material properties
Read article: China launches ‘Queqiao’ lunar satellite
The Queqiao craft will act as a communication relay satellite for a future lunar lander
Read article: NASA launches Mars Insight mission
The $800m lander will probe beneath the Martian surface for the first time
Read article: NASA launches TESS exoplanet mission
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite will catalogue thousands of nearby planets
Read article: GW170817 kilonova: what happened next
Update on the binary neutron star merger
Read article: Rocket for rocketeers
What does it take to grow plants in space? Jon Cartwright gets his green fingers out
Read article: NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope
Hubble successor now planned for launch in May 2020
Read article: Europe picks exoplanet mission for launch
The ARIEL mission will study 1000 exoplanets over a four-year period
Read article: Falcon Heavy and Humanity Star: trailblazers or space junk?
Recent private space launches have provoked public awe but also a few dissenting voices
Read article: China unveils plans for next-generation X-ray observatory
The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission will involve collaboration with Europe
