SPACE

Whitson sets another milestone by becoming first woman to have twice taken command of the ISS.

Scientists find out how the peak of the Chicxulub crater in Mexico collapsed.

SpaceX has asked the FCC for approval to launch thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit.

The slushy ice-water ocean may have caused the dwarf planet to spin into a new alignment.

Physicist says mankind would need to move to a new planet in coming millennium if we are to survive.

The unique landform could have led to liquid water in a depression in the Hellas region of Mars.

Tim Peake's new photo book takes readers on a mesmerising tour of the Earth as seen from on high.

IBTimes UK presents a gallery of photos of supermoon sightings from around the world.

Government officials have yet to identify the object but reports speculate it is part of a Chinese satellite.

Cosmological models indicate 'Little Rip' end of universe scenario, where galaxies are slowly torn to bits.

This Martian home would protect the first humans on the Red Planet from deadly cold and radiation.

Meteorites investigated with Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity suggest planet has been arid for a long time.

Full moon will coincide with perigee on 14 November and is the second of three supermoons.

November's supermoon is worth watching – it will be the biggest supermoon in seven decades.

Trump wants to invest in space exploration, but has no interest in low-Earth orbit activity.

After the IC 2163 and NGC 2207 galaxies collided, gases and stars formed a stunning eyelid feature.

The odd-looking lump has been named Egg Rock and is made of iron and nickel.

Scientist put constraints on weight of axions – extremely light particles that are candidates for dark matter.

In 2016, three supermoons occur in row between October and December.

Massive clouds of dust and gas imaged from 7,500 light years away with the ESO's Very Large Telescope.

Even if it is not accelerating at an increasing pace, new physics will be required to explain the universe.

How Nasa's Scout and Sentry systems are watching the night sky for potentially deadly asteroids.

Theory helps explain why Earth and Moon share same chemistry and why it orbits our planet on a tilt.

US space agency releases safety message confirming the dangers posed by lithium ion batteries.

The probe hit Mars at more than 180 miles per hour and may have exploded.

If humans could see radiowaves then this is what the night sky would look like.

Astronomers remain puzzled about star's mysterious dimming light, but dismiss 'Dyson' theory.

A camera on Cassini spacecraft revealed a change in colour on the northern polar region of the planet which occurred in four years.

Analysis of huge data set of supernovae indicates Nobel Prize-winning discovery less than certain.