Space

John Thornton, CEO of team Astrobotic, with their Griffin Moon lander after their big milestone prizes win in the Google Lunar XPrize - image courtesy of Google.

Google Lunar XPrize: the new space race

PLATO will help continue ongoing search for worlds potentially similar to our own - image courtesy of Thales Alenia Space.

Thales wins European Space Agency contract to search for Earth-like planets

Europe makes history with first ever comet landing

Rosetta to attempt first ever comet landing later today

An artists impression of the Philae lander on the surface of the comet. Image and videos courtesy of ESA .

Rosetta’s lander readies for historic comet touchdown

Continued growth seen for £11.3bn UK space sector

UK Space Agency launches spacesuit design competition

Success for UK space industry as Rosetta reaches comet destination