Remembering 9/11: Nasa shares poignant space photos on the 16th anniversary of the attack
Nasa also released a letter penned by astronaut Frank Culbertson, who was the only crew member aboard the ISS at the time of the attacks.
Stephen Hawking thinks humans will settle on other planets within 100 years
The most likely candidate for colonisation will be the planet Proxima b which is around 4 light years away.
What is Brane? An ultrathin blanket-like spacecraft that could clear space debris with ease
It will be 2 dimensional, a yard across, and half the thickness of human hair.
Could aliens spot the Earth? Tens of distant planets 'ideally placed' to watch our planet
Scientists estimate that around 9 known exoplanets are ideally placed to track the Earth's 'transit zones'.
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Watch: SpaceX successfully launches US Air Force's secret X-37B space plane ahead of Hurricane Irma
Details of the mission and purpose of the 11,000 pound, 29ft long X-37B are classified.
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.
Two of Uranus' tiny moons are on a collision course with each other
The gravitational pull from one moon is likely to trigger a collision with another.
Life on Mars: Search for alien life finds new hope in fascinating chemical discovery
Nasa has detected a key ingredient for life for the first time on the Red Planet.
For the first time ever, nano-satellites used to make voice calls and send text messages
Nano-satellites might be the best option to power IoT devices in the near future.
Hurricane Irma could delay SpaceX launch of US Air Force's mysterious X-37B space plane this week
The air force said thick clouds have increased the chances of scrubbing the launch to 50%.
'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.
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.
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.
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