Space exploration

Branson has declared space open for business. Is that still a pie in the sky?

Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Experts argue that we should be searching for microbial life rather than human-like aliens

Lunar pact represents ‘all kinds of security threats’ to UK and US, expert warns

Six-wheeled rover will collect samples and could pave way for humans on the planet

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Amazon CEO has often spoken of desire to colonise outer space

Washington's announcement signals a new space race

Dormant viruses have been awoken in more than half of the astronauts who have embarked on space missions

Opportunity rover has not been heard from in eight months following massive dust storm

Distant space rock looks like a ‘large red snowman’

New probe set to study the deep interior of the Red Planet

The British astronaut is not the first to question whether the universe was created by a higher power

Moon landings ‘still a long way off’ but Nigeria and South Africa leading the way in space technology

In Depth: Donald Trump’s new directive aims to put humans back on the Moon for the first time since 1972

GhanaSat-1 puts the tiny west African nation in competition with Nasa and the Chinese