Chile: Astronomers discover Jupiter doppelgänger in distant solar system
Scientists in Chile's European Southern Observatory have identified a solar system reportedly similar to our own
Village on moon: European Space Agency's distant dream
The new head of ESA believes a moon village will encourage discussion about the future of space research and exploration.
Nasa reveals stunning high-resolution images of Pluto's surface
Vast mountains of ice and evidence of geological activity have been discovered on dwarf planet Pluto.
Discovery of Jupiter-esque planet orbiting sun-like star could be key in search for similar solar system
Astronomers may be close to finding a solar system similar to our own.
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New Horizons Pluto flyby countdown begins: 'Fasten your seatbelts'
Experts discuss New Horizons mission as spacecraft prepares to make its closest approach.
Nasa Curiosity rover discovers evidence of continental crust on Mars
Curiosity finds rocks on Mars similar to those in Earth's oldest continental crust.
Nasa New Horizons Pluto flyby: Where to watch live online as spacecraft makes history
Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft will flyby Pluto to map out geology and composition of dwarf planet on 14 July
New Horizons spacecraft nears historic flyby of Pluto
Scientists said they were excited about the new images of Pluto being received by New horizons spacecraft.
New Horizon image reveals surface patterns on Pluto
Ahead of upcoming flyby, the image has a 27 km per pixel resolution.
Nasa announces astronauts chosen for Boeing, SpaceX Iss flights
Four veteran astronauts were chosen to work with the two companies on their trips to the International Space Station.
Nasa New Horizons finds dwarf planet Pluto sporting a giant heart
Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft reveals closest image of dwarf planet Pluto with a big heart-shaped area.
Ancient black hole discovered that bends the rules of galaxy formations
Researcher Benny Trakhtenbrot said: 'We therefore have a gigantic black hole within a normal size galaxy.'
'Exotic' five-star system that could rival Star Wars sky discovered
Only one other such quintuplet system has been discovered so far.
Martian opal gemstone could indicate that Mars 'once held life'
'We know that on Earth opals like these are often formed in and around hot springs.'
New Horizons: Google Earth map of Pluto created as 'tantalizing preview' ahead of fly-by
Map of Pluto created with colour images of the dwarf planet as New Horizons edges closer.
Kiwis in flight: New Zealand to become leading nation in private space race?
'The reason why we're in New Zealand is to reach the orbital angles we need.'
What's orbiting Earth? Programmer designs interactive map of everything that circles our planet
Every single item larger than cricket ball included on map.
Switzerland will send 'giant Pac-Man' into orbit to gobble up space junk and destroy it
Clean Space One Project to deploy net to capture SwissCube satellite.
ET in HD? Astronomers propose £6.5bn high-definition satellite telescope as Hubble's successor
'It's hard to convey just how spectacular it's going to be.'
New Horizon's probe on track for Pluto flyby
The minor glitch led to the loss of a mere 1% observations.
Philae could uncover alien life in the form of microorganisms on Rosetta comet 67/P
Astronomers say microorganisms could have created Comet 67/P's irregular shape
5-billion-year-old signal detected from deep space as part of Australian satellite project
Dr James Allison said: 'This catch shows we're going to bag a big haul of galaxies.'
5 supermassive black holes discovered leading to fear that many more could be threatening Earth
'Although we have only detected five the predicted numbers are huge'
New Horizons probe encounters glitch on the brink of Pluto close encounter
Nasa says it may take days to restore the probe to its original flight path.
ESA asteroid mission gentler than Nasa's and plans to deflect Earth threatening rocks
The AIM project will sent projectiles to turn away asteroids from collision path with Earth.
J2032: Pulsar to meet extremely bright star for 'astrophysical firework' display in 2018
Supernova the size of the city to meet one of the brightest stars in the galaxy.
There may be far fewer galaxies than previously thought, MSU scientists claim
'Our work suggests that there are far fewer faint galaxies than we once previously thought'
UFO Day: Hunting for UFOs 'is nothing like the X-Files'
IBTimes speaks to the UFO investigators.
Aliens should exist and will be similar to humans says Cambridge evolutionary scientist
Different species may not look alike, but are similar in the ways they evolve, says professor at Cambridge University.
Rosetta: Near-perfect circles on comet 67P are massive sinkholes
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft shows sinkholes on surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Mars One: Human colony closer as Paragon unveils life support system for red planet
Paragon's ECLSS will be used to allow humans to inhabit Mars
Big Rip: Universe will pull itself apart in 22 billion years, mathematical model predicts
Mathematical formulation suggests ultimate fate of universe will involve 'Big Rip' scenario.
Nasa chief technologist: Mars is first step in humanity's permanent migration into solar system
Nasa's mission to Mars is just the first step towards making humanity a multi-planet species.
UK could be hit by major asteroid tsunami this century says Southampton study
Maps show the asteroid risk zone running through Europe, passing over Scandinavia, Germany, France and Spain
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