SPACE

The spacecraft is due to make another attempt to reach the International Space Station.

The planets could all contain water, Nasa scientists say, creating the conditions for alien life.

Scientists find solar system 40 light years away with seven potentially habitable planets.

Scientists find seven potentially habitable exoplanets, three of which are strong contenders for extraterrestrial life.

Nasa to hold news conference on exoplanets discovery on Wednesday 22 February.

Newly unveiled laws could see UK constructing its first spaceport by 2020, enabling satellite launches.

The agency says the announcement is about planets that lie outside the solar system.

A body is only granted planet status if it meets a three-point criteria

'Some of humanity's greatest adventures in orbit began at Launch Complex 39A,' Nasa said.

The UK is aiming to control 10% of the space industry by 2030.

Satellite data shows appearance of huge crack in the ice shelf that led to the closure of the Halley VI research station.

Organic compounds detected from interior of dwarf planet with spacecraft's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer.

British prime minister wrote about the potential for life on other planets in 1939.

Faster interplanetary data transmission 'on the cusp' says space agency.

Citizen scientists could help find fast radio bursts with a global network of cell phones.

India broke Russia's record wherein it had launched 37 satellites in 2014 in one attempt.

The Mars 2117 Project will aim to send the Arab world's first spacecraft to the red planet.

Dr Mike McCulloch says his theory explains why galaxies are not ripped apart, without needing dark matter.

The team was able to observe the star just three hours after it exploded.

Britain may have to negotiate and pay to access the GPS system.

Northeast Syrtis, Jezero crater and Columbia Hills have been picked as the landing sites.

Astronauts at the International Space Station capture lightning above an enormous thundercloud.

Almost 250 years after the concept was first proposed, black holes still remain a great mystery of the universe.

Nasa trials computer chip that can survive for multiple days and weeks in Venus-like conditions.

Report sets out potential science value for sending a lander to Europa to look for past or present life.

Spaceflight from UK could begin in just a few years as MPs draw up legislation.

People in most of the world will get good views of Penumbral lunar eclipse and comet 45P.

SpaceX said it plans to launch its Falcon 9 rockets every two to three weeks.

NASA scientists say that a greenhouse gas effect from carbon dioxide couldn't have warmed Mars enough to melt its ice.