Virgin Galactic's Mike Moses talks about spaceflight plan: 'We're going to fly when we're ready'
A fleet of spaceplane could bring down the cost of space trip tickets of the company, according to the President.
Watch: Nasa astronaut shares amazing video of zero-gravity fidget spinner experiment on the ISS
Nasa astronaut Randy Bresnik shared a video of fidget spinners and ISS astronauts spinning in zero-gravity.
Kronos: The planet-devouring star that has eaten the equivalent of 15 Earths
The star, nicknamed Kronos after the child-eating Titan of Greek mythology, is the clearest and most dramatic case observed to date of a sun-like star consuming its own planets.
Will a Nasa satellite predict when the Yellowstone supervolcano will erupt?
A breakthrough in the research, scientists believe, would help prevent humanitarian disasters and false alarms.
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An asteroid has flown within a whisker of Earth - allowing scientists to test our planetary defences
An object known as TC4 came within 26,000 miles of the planet's surface - which is inside the moon's orbit and just above the altitude of satellites which orbit the Earth
Rare photos taken by legendary Nasa astronauts being sold to the highest bidder
The images - from John Glenn and Buzz Aldrin - are up for auction. They are original, gelatin silver or chromogenic prints produced by Nasa following space missions.
Nasa says the most powerful rocket engines ever made are ready to be mated to its core stage
Nasa's Space Launch System will have the largest and most powerful rocket stage ever assembled and will aid in deep space exploration, including missions to Mars.
Massive ring found around weirdly-shaped dwarf planet Haumea
Haumea's size is roughly similar to Pluto's and it takes approximately 285 Earth years to orbit the Sun.
Watch SpaceX successfully launch a satellite using another reused rocket, nail the landing
The successful feat marks the third time SpaceX has used a "flight proven" Falcon 9 rocket booster.
World's largest radio telescope FAST finds two pulsars during trial run
Detection of pulsars could provide scientists more insights into the particles in the space between galaxies.
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic 6 months away from first spaceflight
The British entrepreneur discussed Virgin Galactic's space tourism plan at the Nordic Business Forum in Finland.
Watch SpaceX successfully launch 10 more Iridium satellites, nail the rocket landing in minutes
"Each successful launch brings us one step closer to both a technological and financial transformation," Iridium CEO Matt Desch said.
SpaceX to attempt two rocket launches in three days
The first launch has been scheduled for Monday, 9 October, while the second will take place a couple of days later on Wednesday, 11 October.
Blue Origin will launch tourists into space by April 2019
The CEO of the aerospace company mentioned the timeline during the first meeting of the National Space Council.
Volcanic activity gave Moon an atmosphere 3.5 billion years ago
The revelation comes after an analysis of lunar maria samples – large, dark, basaltic plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.
A bird photobombed the Sun and the space station in this incredible photo
A bird crossed the Sun at the exact same time as the ISS, which was flying past at over 28,000kms per hour.
Here's how Nasa plans to chase Neptune's moon Triton as it casts a shadow on Earth
Triton is the largest of Neptune's 13 moons and Nasa says that is has not been studied in 16 years. Nasa is using its flying observatory Sofia for this mission.
Nasa astronauts successfully repair ISS' robotic arm after spending nearly 7 hours in space
The arm started to experience wear and tear, with one of its two original Latching End Effectors needing a replacement.
Planet Nine: 5 fascinating hints that the elusive planet may be hiding in our Solar System
"There are now five different lines of observational evidence pointing to the existence of Planet Nine," says planetary astrophysicist Konstantin Batygin.
Nasa to shift focus from Mars to the Moon, will send humans to the lunar surface
Vice President Mike Pence has said that the Trump administration is intent on sending Americans to the Moon.
First ever 360-degree spacewalk video: Russian cosmonauts captured outside ISS in breathtaking clip
The video shows Russian cosmonauts performing maintenance tasks as well as launching nanosatellites.
Alien megastructure star KIC 8462852's bizarre dimming may be caused by dust
A new study indicates that an "uneven dust cloud" moving around the star may be causing the strange dimming, likely ruling out the alien megastructure theory.
Russia mulls over building a super-heavy rocket to boost its moon exploration programme
Russian space corporation Energiya is set to make a decision about a super-heavy carrier rocket that can boost the country's moon station ambitions.
Sputnik's legacy: 60 years on, can Russia's space programme ever regain its lofty heights?
Russian officials have recognised the challenge posed by SpaceX and others but - 60 years after Sputnik - can the nation ever hope to regain its place in the global market?
Incredible meteorites from Mars show how the most massive volcanoes of the Solar System formed
Volcanoes on Mars are the largest in the Solar System.
2017 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to gravitational wave scientists
Gravitational waves were detected for the first time in 2015, proving Albert Einstein correct 100 years after he predicted their existence.
Solar storm could plunge Earth into technological apocalypse, but giant shield might save us all
Giant solar storm could wipe out satellites and electricals but scientists propose giant magnetic shield to protect Earth
Odyssey data analysis suggests there could be water ice at Martian equator
It was previously thought that ice and water could not exist around Mars' equatorial region.
Mars witnesses global aurora, high radiation after massive solar storm
The radiation levels were more than the double of anything previously measured by Nasa.
Rosetta's final surprise: ESA unveils space probe's last, hidden image of comet 67P
The probe ended its mission last year with a death dive on to the comet's surface.
Lockheed Martin unveils a re-usable water-powered lander to ferry humans to Mars
Orbiting space station would allow astronauts carry out explorations of the Red Planet.
Nasa delays launch of James Webb Space Telescope to 2019
According to the space agency, integration of various elements of Webb's spacecraft is taking longer than expected.
Nasa's Hubble captures farthest inbound comet's unique activity
The orbit of the comet indicates it originates from a distant and frigid part of the galaxy called the Oort Cloud.
Nasa uncovers the mystery behind Pluto's 'giant blades of ice'
The skyscraper-sized formations are made entirely of methane, says Nasa.
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