space travel

Virgin Galactic has been officially awarded a license to fly customers to space

New competition offers the first prize to a young scientist who will come up with the best design of a nanosatellite

Government seeks views on the environmental impact of spaceflight

The technology is predicted to halve the projected duration of journeys to Mars to up to four months

  Tesla and SpaceX plan to send one of Elon Musk’s electric sports cars to Mars on the back of their new rocket in a launch scheduled for later today. The CEO’s old Tesla Roadster will be strapped to the Falcon Heavy, which is able to lift nearly 64 metric tonnes into space, making it the […]

Ever wanted to compare how much CO2 is emitted by ironing a shirt versus taking a space shuttle flight? Or how sending an email tallies against return flights from London to Hong Kong? That’s now possible with an online app which allows users to size up the carbon footprint of one everyday item or task […]