SPACE

If there was a massive star in the sky, why didn't King Herod and his advisers know about it ?

What theoretical physicists have found out about the cosmos over the past 12 months.

Changes in luminosity consistent with 'avalanche model' where smaller dips precede larger ones.

Caltech scientists claimed to have evidence indicating the presence of a giant planet at edge of solar system in January.

The most detailed map of the visible universe shows stars and galaxies from the Milky Way to distant quasars.

Jahed Abedi explains what these echoes discovered in the LIGO data could mean for science.

The days are finally about to get longer.

The savoury treat's space odyssey was recorded on camera.

The 'superflash' ASASSN-15lh was caused by a very rare event involving a supermassive black hole.

The project was originally scheduled to go live in 2008 with a budget of €3b.

We've largely ruled out the idea of a Dyson Sphere, but that doesn't make KIC 8462852 any less of a mystery.

China's space agency might stand by EmDrive, but there are still a myriad of engineering problems to solve.

Discovery could lead to a whole new way of understanding black holes and their event horizons.

The four volunteers have spent most of their time in the capsule growing vegetables.

The hot gas giant planet HAT-P-7 b is a gas giant and could have enormous storm systems like Jupiter's.

Nasa is brainstorming to prevent cosmic radiation from damaging a nano-starship on a 20-year long journey.

Maximise your chances of seeing shooting stars outside or via live feeds from telescopes around the world.

This year, the Geminid Meteor Shower might get obstructed by the supermoon.

John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth, the oldest man in space and once ran for president.

The last surviving member of the original seven American 'Right Stuff' Mercury astronauts, has died at the age of 95.

He was the third US astronaut in space and the first to orbit the Earth.

A nearby star is showing what will happen when our Sun blows up at the end of its life cycle.

The crystal-like mineral is thought to have formed when the meteorite collided with another object in space.

A Finnish IT company is offering cheaper access to space by building and programming its own satellites.

Slowing rotation means our days are getting longer every century.

Danish astronomer Olaus Roemer came up with the first figure for the speed on this day in 1676.

Aldrin was at the South Pole to see conditions similar to Mars where he hopes a mission will go.

The Russian-made spacecraft will go on display in London at the Science Museum.

Asteroid 2015 TC25 will help scientists understand the bigger ones that meteorites come from.