NASA ordered its astronauts to shelter in a capsule after Roscosmos unilaterally decided to repair an air leak. An incident that exposes a more dangerous fissure: lack of trust between Moscow and Washington
The release of documents on unidentified phenomena ordered by Trump is the result of activists, politicians, and military figures who have been pushing for years to end what they denounce as a ‘truth embargo’
The US plans to launch three robotic missions to the Moon, run by private companies, starting with Blue Origin’s first lunar flight in fall 2026
The Dutch astrochemist visited Barcelona to take part in Cosmocaixa’s ‘Greats of Science’ series
After more than a dozen failures, the ‘Luna 9’ achieved the first controlled landing on the satellite in 1966 and sent the first images from the surface
The goal is to recreate the conditions of a future colony on the red planet in the place on Earth that most closely resembles it
Three dismissed members warn EL PAÍS that the Republican is trying to take control of an institution protected by law: ‘This is unprecedented’
The alleged connections between the cases of a dozen people linked to the US government and military have led to two official investigations promoted by Trump
The director of the Madrid Royal Observatory dreams of finding signs of life in space but laments the fact that countries are competing for control of the Moon instead of cooperating
The European space sector faces uncertainty regarding NASA’s new plans to colonize Earth’s satellite. The feeling is one of having been left behind
The US space agency is already assembling an SLS rocket and an Orion capsule to launch the next mission in 2027. The lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin are prototypes that are years behind schedule
The discoverer of the first exoplanet speaks to EL PAÍS about the next big breakthrough he hopes to see: the first planet with life outside the solar system
In the age of social media and viral videos, the mission that returned humanity to the Moon for the first time in more than half a century left us with milestones and some unique moments
The crew of the Orion spacecraft will return to Earth in a harrowing 13-minute flight before splashing down in the ocean near the coast of California
Beijing aims to send astronauts to the Moon before 2030 and establish a base there in cooperation with Russia within the next decade. NASA, which has accelerated its lunar efforts with the Artemis program, considers it its ‘greatest competitor’
The presence of brand‑name products on the mission to the Moon has forced NASA to deny that it is engaging in any form of space product placement
The White House is trying to cut investment in science, including 23% in funding for the space agency, which would have to cancel 40 missions
The Roscosmos agency is delaying its attempt to explore the lunar surface with robots for another year, after its failure in 2023. The initiative seeks to establish ‘sovereign Russian territories on its surface’
Global light pollution is increasing, but in large areas of the planet, such as Europe, it is decreasing due to technological maturity and environmental awareness
The problems caused by the first bathroom with a door on a voyage to the Moon have turned it into an unexpected focus of the space journey
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen observe a total solar eclipse from space and set a new record for the greatest distance from Earth ever reached by a human, at 406,771 kilometers
The Spanish physicist is in charge of the Moon to Mars Weather Analysis office, which predicts solar storms
The four astronauts of the first manned lunar flight in 54 years receive the final push of their historic journey, which will take them around Earth’s satellite and back again like a boomerang
NASA technicians reported several minor incidents after the launch of the first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are the chosen ones for the first manned lunar mission since 1972
One of the top officials at the space agency explains to EL PAÍS the major milestones of the first manned mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, and the possibilities of aborting it if there are serious problems
Four astronauts will fly over unexplored areas of the lunar surface. The mission, which prioritizes crew safety, will use a ‘boomerang’ trajectory capable of returning the spacecraft to Earth without using its engines
