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Planet 9: If it exists, how did it end up at the edge of our Solar System?

Mystery of the hypothetical Planet 9 baffles scientists as they explore scenarios that support theory that it is real

Eta Aquarids 2016: Where to watch meteor shower from Halley's Comet

Eta Aquarids to peak on 5 May with up to 60 meteors per hour visible from Southern Hemisphere.

Three potentially habitable planets offer best chance of finding alien life

Scientists found at least two planets lying in the 'habitable zone' of their system, just 40 light years away.

Ultra-luminous x-ray sources seen spewing out gas at a quarter of the speed of light

Gas is being expelled from the centre of two ultra-luminous x-ray sources in nearby galaxies.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Chances of universe being computer simulation 'may be very high'

According to Tyson, we should not dismiss the idea our universe is a simulation created by an advanced civilisation.

China wants to visit Mars by 2020 and beat Nasa to set up the first manned moon base

Matt Damon inspires Chinese space programme to new heights.

Faking gravity: The tech behind Tim Peake's space marathon

How does a weightless man run on the spot while hurtling through space at 17,150mph?

Nasa and Aerojet develop experimental solar electric propulsion ion engines to transport us to Mars

Aerojet's ion engine uses xenon propellant and could be a powerful way to explore deep space.

EmDrive: British scientist's 'new physics' theory accidentally proves controversial space propulsion works

British physicist Dr Mike McCulloch of Plymouth University has presented results on a new theory.

Hubble Bubble: Nasa releases stunning image of Bubble Nebula to mark 26th anniversary of Hubble

Nasa and the ESA combined images of Bubble Nebula to create first whole image of the nebula.

Periods in space: What's the best way for astronauts to deal with menstruation?

Scientists examine the options for female astronauts and the issue of menstruation in space.

Mini pink moon 2016: Meaning behind April full moon and where to watch live online

A mini pink moon can be observed in April 2016. What is the meaning behind the farthest full moon of the year's name?

Lyrids 2016: Watch Lyrid meteor shower live online as it coincides with April full moon

The Lyrid meteor shower returns this week, peaking on Friday 22 April.

British astronaut Tim Peake prepares to run London Marathon from space

Peake said he is hoping to run the marathon in 3.5 to 4 hours.

Overview effect: Why astronauts feel awe viewing Earth from space

Psychologists probe the 'overview effect' of seeing our planet from afar.

ISS astronauts capture stunning 4K footage of aurora borealis

Nasa partnered with tech company Harmonic aimed at showing the 'breathtaking beauty and grandeur of space'.

Mammal embryos successfully develop in space in 'milestone' for human space exploration

Mice embryos in China's SJ-10 satellite found to develop into advanced blastocysts over four days.

Lockheed Martin introduces a Mars Experience Bus to boost STEM education

Lockheed Martin introduces Mars experience school bus to boost Stem education

The move is part of an initiative called Generation Beyond, which is aimed at educating middle school students.

How could we build an invisibility cloak to hide Earth from an alien civilisation?

We could hide from any alien civilisations with lasers, but they might have the same idea too.

Is Alpha Centauri the right place to search for life elsewhere?

Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner announced the Breakthrough Starshot initiative in New York

'Bizarre' supermassive black holes found in mysterious alignment

Supermassive black holes can only be aligned if they are all spinning the same direction.

Alpha Centauri mission: Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner plan to send tiny spacecrafts to the stars

Breakthrough Starshot initiative aims to get humans to far reaches of space within a generation.

Watch live online: Stephen Hawking to announce mystery space exploration project Starshot

Watch livestream of Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner announcing latest space exploration initiative.

International Day of Human Space Flight: Who was Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space?

Young Soviet pilot made history 55 years ago today.

International Day of Human Space Flight 2016: The evolution of food in space

How has eating a meal in space changed since Yuri Gagarin first travelled to space in 1961?

Super-Earths with atmospheres stripped away by radiation from their stars discovered with Nasa's Kepler

Some planets lie so close to their host star that their atmosphere is blown away by radiation.

Nasa says Kepler spacecraft is 'in trouble' 75 million miles away from Earth

Telescope tasked with finding habitable planets has entered into emergency power mode.

Elon Musk may reveal Space X Mars mission plan in 2016

Elon Musk hails SpaceX rocket landing as 'step towards the stars'

The Falcon 9 main-stage booster landed itself on an ocean platform in a dramatic spaceflight first.

SpaceX lands reusable rocket on ocean platform for first time

SpaceX achievement marks a historic first to make rockets recyclable, says the company.

SpaceX to launch Nasa BEAM expandable habitats to ISS

The Dragon spacecraft will carry with it the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM).

Attack of the stars: Radioactive debris from ancient supernova battered Earth millions of years ago

Series of huge supernova explosions near Solar System saw radioactive debris rain down on Earth.

Supermassive black hole found in remote galaxy sparks hopes of future similar discoveries

Unexpected discovery of hole in the NGC 1600 galaxies is the first success of the MASSIVE survey.

Nasa releases stunning time-lapse footage of the Earth from space

The video shows city lights and lightning flashes as the ISS circles the planet.

FRBs: Mystery space signal location discovery dismissed as 'mundane' supermassive black hole

Fast radio burst coming from galaxy six billion light years away was not FRB at all.

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