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Virgin Galactic's space plane VSS Unity getting ready for powered flights again

The aerospace company has already conducted a number of glide tests to make a shift towards powered flights.

As Hurricane Irma rages, the Sun's monster solar flares may add risk of communications blackout

The massive solar flares have already affected the Earth, causing an hour-long radio blackout.

Star Wars-themed mission patch created for ISS US National Lab will represent all research for 2017

The patch is shaped like the Millennium Falcon and will feature fan favourited droids as well as the Death Star.

Nasa releases stunning new photos of Martian sand sheets and star dunes

The images published by Nasa were taken by the CRISM and HiRISE cameras orbiting Mars.

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'You are not alone': Nasa beams humanity's best #MessageToVoyager into interstellar space

The message of goodwill was chosen after a round of public voting.

Voyager 1: The furthest man-made object from Earth celebrates 40 years in space

The probe is currently travelling through interstellar space at speeds of nearly 40,000 mph

New massive black hole 100,000 times bigger than the Sun found at the heart of the Milky Way

Scientists believe they've discovered a new type of black hole, hidden within a massive cloud of molecular gas.

Scientists unlock mystery behind first black holes in the early universe

Primordial black holes could explain how heavy elements like gold, platinum and uranium were created.

SpaceX successfully tests first stage cores of Falcon Heavy rocket

The company posted a video showing off a fiery static test of one of the cores.

Peggy Whitson returns: Nasa's record-breaking astronaut back on Earth after 288 days in space

'I love working up here. It's one of the most gratifying jobs I've ever had,' Whitson said.

15 mysterious radio emissions detected in alien life probe

Breakthrough Listen project was set up to search for signs of extraterrestrial life.

Hubble hints that 3 Earth-sized exoplanets may have substantial amounts of water

The planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system are promising candidates in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Asteroid Florence: How you can catch a glimpse of the mountain-sized space rock this weekend

The asteroid will come within seven million kilometres of Earth at its closest approach.

Stars form at the heart of black hole blasts

Big Bang: Scientists have a new theory that black holes filled the universe with light

The early universe was a dark place where a hot soup of gas trapped all light.

Nasa's Cassini spacecraft will plunge into Saturn to prevent humanity destroying alien life

After nearly 20 years in space, the probe is coming to the end of its mission.

Nasa's new Mars mission InSight hopes to uncover the mysteries of the Red Planet's interior

InSight is set for launch in May 2018.

Very Large Array of New Mexico needs a new name

Record-breaking galaxy 5 billion light-years away shines light on how magnetism formed

The galaxy's magnetic field is the most distant ever recorded.

Nasa's Venus rover designs inspired by WWI tanks look more like Mad Max than Star Trek

No spacecraft as yet has been able to withstand the extreme conditions of Venus for more than 24 hours.

Hurricane Harvey in pictures: Nasa releases stunning images of massive storm that wreaked havoc in Texas

Harvey was the biggest storm to hit Texas since Wilma in 2005.

Astronomers capture best ever image of Antares to study its evolution

Antares' mass is 12 times of Sun, but due to some mysterious reason the star is losing mass from its atmosphere.

Nasa shares stunning images of ice dunes creating patterns on Mars

Ice dunes and snowfall on Mars are made of dry ice and not water.

What is Dream Chaser? Nasa's new generation, wingless space planes are 'aerospace workhorses'

It can be reused more than 15 times and carry up to 7 people into low earth orbit

Watch SpaceX successfully launch Taiwanese Formosat-5 satellite in 12th Falcon 9 mission this year

With five months to go, SpaceX could launch 20 rockets by the end of the year at its current pace.

Nasa has a $3.5bn plan to avert the catastrophic eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano

Yellowstone, one of 20 known supervolcanoes, could be the biggest threat to human life on Earth.

#MessageToVoyager: Nasa opens up vote for humanity's most uplifting message to be beamed into space

Voting is open till 29 August after which the message will be sent to the spacecraft in interstellar space.

Mysterious black holes outside our galaxy are fundamentally different to the ones in the Milky Way

The black holes might be tumbling in unusual directions, or just spinning very slowly.

Elon Musk reveals first superhero-inspired SpaceX spacesuit

Suit has already undergone vacuum testing to work in space, Musk says.

Nasa powers up Orion spacecraft that will carry man to the moon, Mars and beyond for the first time

Orion is destined to take humans "father into space than we've ever gone", officials said.

The moon has no water, say scientists who analysed lunar rock brought back by Apollo 16 astronauts

A moon rock brought back in 1972 has been reanalysed by scientists, revealing that our satellite has no water.

Human waste could soon be engineered to 3D print equipment for long space journeys

New research suggests biological waste could be used for producing essential nutrients and spare parts in space.

Solar eclipse 2017: Nasa's most stunning photos of the eclipse from Earth and space

Nasa also released a video of the ISS flying right in front of the sun during the eclipse.

Incredibly fast-falling blizzards of snow sprinkle Mars at night

Strong winds blow the snow down extremely fast from the atmosphere to the surface.

Deep inside Uranus, it's raining million-carat diamonds

"It was one of the best moments of my scientific career."

How to make a pinhole camera projector to safely watch the solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse is nigh, here's how to watch it without damaging your eyes.

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