SPACE

Moon's lopsided dust cloud gets denser during meteor showers like Geminids.

Hannah Osborne Jun 17, 2015

Theoretical physicist says we would not notice if Earth was captured by a black hole.

Hannah Osborne Jun 17, 2015

We can't even agree on a definition of what life detection is, says John Grunsfeld

Mary Papenfuss Jun 17, 2015

Scientists propose antenna that would maintain communication with hypersonic flights.

Hannah Osborne Jun 16, 2015

'The availability of methane and hydrogen is critical to the potential of the Martian crust as a habitat'

Sean Martin Jun 16, 2015

Watch live stream of 2015 Astrobiology Science Conference in Chicago online.

Hannah Osborne Jun 16, 2015

Scientists are currently looking for alien life on Mars and the moons of Jupiter and Saturn

Hannah Osborne Jun 16, 2015

Heightened geomagnetic activity could be affecting people with autoimmune diseases.

Jayalakshmi K Jun 16, 2015

Nasa unveils 4K Ultra High-Definition video from the International Space Station.

Hannah Osborne Jun 16, 2015

This is the second contact after seven months of hibernation.

Jayalakshmi K Jun 16, 2015

Philae which is resting on comet 67P has woken up from a seven-month slumber.

Jayalakshmi K Jun 15, 2015

Pictures of Pluto show dwarf planet has very bright and very dark terrain.

Hannah Osborne Jun 12, 2015

"[We'd go] up at about four bombs per second all the way to Mars and then to Jupiter and Saturn"

Sean Martin Jun 12, 2015

Molecules that absorb light were believed to be rare on hot planets.

Jayalakshmi K Jun 12, 2015

Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti and Anton Shkaplerov touched down safely aboard a Russian Soyuz

Mark Piggott Jun 11, 2015

Eva Lovia and Johnny Sins hope to film space porn via PornHub's "space sexploration" programme.

Anthony Cuthbertson Jun 11, 2015

Privately funded space project to demonstrate innovative solar sail passed with flying colours.

Adam Justice Jun 11, 2015

The ALMA array helped discern the image obtained from gravitational lensing of a distant galaxy.

Jayalakshmi K Jun 11, 2015

The span of the Phoebe ring is 30% more than believed earlier.

Jayalakshmi K Jun 11, 2015

Conspiracy theorists and religious sects claim world will end between 22 - 28 September.

Mark Piggott Jun 11, 2015

University of Alabama Huntsville system, previously funded by Nasa, has received its first patent

Mary-Ann Russon Jun 10, 2015

The project will see a swarm of satellites deployed in low orbit around the planet.

Jayalakshmi K Jun 10, 2015

Earhart poses with her Lockheed Electra shortly before her plane vanished during her bid to circle the globe

Mary Papenfuss Jun 09, 2015

Nasa's test run of a Mars landing system came to a quick end when the saucer-shaped vehicle's parachute tore away.

Adam Justice Jun 09, 2015

'If you were to detect a Seti … it would be from a machine and not an organic creature.'

Sean Martin Jun 09, 2015

Study looks at the link between volcanoes and plate tectonics.

Jayalakshmi K Jun 09, 2015

LightSail successfully deploys in first test of solar-powered space travel.

Mary Papenfuss Jun 09, 2015

Adeline enables the lower section of a rocket launcher to detach and fly back to Earth as a drone

Mary-Ann Russon Jun 08, 2015

'The construction of a station on the moon would trigger a huge surge of technological innovation'

Sean Martin Jun 08, 2015