Space exploration

From a superstar's Met Gala debut to a historic World Cup win, here's a look back at the year India had.

Blue Origin's all-female crew, which included scientist Amanda Nguyen, was launched into space in April.

The amateur jet pilot will be the first NASA administrator in decades to come directly from outside government.

Nasa's Jonny Kim and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky have touched down in Earth after 245 days on the ISS.

For the first time Aditya-L1 will be able to watch the Sun in its maximum activity cycle.

Jeff Bezos' space company saw its first successful return landing of a reusable booster - a feat that SpaceX pioneered.

Durham University is working with a UK team to develop a camera that can examine Earth-like planets.

Jared Isaacman's initial nomination was withdrawn by the president in May during his high-profile feud with Elon Musk.