SPACE

The agency will concentrate on launching satellites tailored for Australian needs.

The NROL-42 satellite was launched from the Vandenberg air force base in California.

We are more likely to find microbial life 'sooner than' intelligent extraterrestrials.

European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli captured the astonishing footage of the Northern Lights.

Researchers at Pierre Auger Observatory found that the high-energy particles are extragalactic.

Fast radio bursts continue to pose a mystery to scientists, with questions surrounding where they originate from.

The unique planetary body is the first to be classified as both a binary asteroid and a main-belt comet.

Many models for understanding the universe rely on galaxies behaving in a similar fashion to the Milky Way.

Scientists have discovered huge deposits of ice on the closest planet to the Sun.

The 2 black holes are separated by a distance of less than one light year.

The nanoprobes are expected to take a little over 3 years to complete the entire mission.

The manoeuvre will change the spacecraft's speed and course by 8,400 mph.

A team of scientists got the insights with the help of the world's most sensitive astronomical polarimeter, HIPPI.

The swirling Venusian winds and atmosphere are even more powerful and chaotic in the constantly shadowed night side of Venus.

Environmental data from space will be used to mitigate the spread of the disease.

The spacecraft's safe return marked the end of SpaceX's 12th resupply mission to the International Space Station.

The mission is reportedly scheduled to be launched no later than 2025.

However, many scientists have also expressed concern about the idea as it could lead to the possibility of an alien attack.

The star hosting the three newly-discovered exoplanets is the closest one to Earth found to date.

The pioneering spacecraft has revolutionised our understanding of the solar system.

Nasa has previously confirmed that the machine could work, but that they have no idea how.

Data from Nasa's Dawn mission suggests that the asteroid may contain ice buried under its surface.

They are part of a study to understand the psychological impacts of a long-term manned mission to Mars.

Spectacular space images from the winners of the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 competition.

WASP-12b lies 1,400 light years from Earth and is twice the size of Jupiter.

'All six wheels have more than enough working lifespan remaining to get the vehicle to all destinations planned'.

Nasa will start a live video coverage of the event from 7 am EDT on 15 September.

The atmospheric temperature of the planet, WASP-19b, is around 2,000 Celsius, say reports.

The spacecraft will fall into Saturn's atmosphere on Friday, 15 September.