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Astronomers Discover 'Zombie Stars' Created by Stellar Supernovas

Researchers reveal that not all supernovas destroy the stars within them

EmDrive: Could Microwave Thrusters be Key to Ending the Global Energy Crisis?

What if we could make solar power satellites cheap enough to launch into orbit?

Long ridiculed scientist Roger Shawyer has been vindicated by new Nasa tests of his EmDrive technology.

British Scientist Tests 'Quantum Leap' Space Propulsion Technology

British scientist Roger Shawyer tests his highly controversial space propulsion technology called EmDrive.

ESA's Rosetta Makes Space History: Spacecraft Reaches Comet After Four-Billion Mile Journey

European Space Agency's Rosetta probe rendezvous with Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

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Nasa Discovers Giant 'Cosmic Magnifying Glass' Galaxy as Most Distant Object Known to Science

Nasa's Hubble Telescope has found a giant lensing galaxy around 9.6 billion light-years away.

Lydia Smith Aug 01, 2014

Asteroids And Comets Deposited Building Blocks Of Life On Earth

Asteroid Bombardment Significantly Changed Ancient Earth Geology

A shower of 300-600 mile wide asteroids helped form early Earth's geology says new report.

Ben Skipper Aug 01, 2014

Hell on Earth Was The Reality 4.5 Billion Years Ago, Scientists Say

Early earth was battered by asteroids vaporising the planet's oceans, study suggests.

Hannah Osborne Jul 31, 2014

Tidal Forces Acting Billions of Years Ago Gave Moon its 'Bulging' Shape

University of California Santa Cruz scientists show tidal effects on moon affected shape.

Lydia Smith Jul 30, 2014

August Supermoon and Perseid Meteor Shower to 'Face Off for Beautiful Cosmic Display'

Nasa says Perseids will peak at the same time as brightest and biggest full moon of the year.

Hannah Osborne Jul 30, 2014

Colonising Other Worlds 'Will Require 40,000 People'

Dr Cameron Smith believes a huge group will be required to set up human colonies on other planets.

Ben Skipper Jul 29, 2014

Delta Aquarids 2014: Watch Live Stream of Meteor Shower Online

Nasa and Slooh telescope to broadcast live stream of Delta Aquarids meteor shower.

Hannah Osborne Jul 26, 2014

Delta Aquarids & Alpha Capricornids 2014: Two Meteor Showers to Peak in Coming Days

Delta Aquarids and Alpha Capricornids to be visible from 28 July in both hemispheres

Hannah Osborne Jul 25, 2014

Nasa: World Was Almost Plunged Into Darkness After Near Miss With Huge Solar Storm in 2012

Nasa warns world should prepare to be hit by huge coronal mass ejection in next 10 years

Hannah Osborne Jul 25, 2014

Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower: Where to Watch Shooting Stars in the UK

Delta Aquarids meteor shower began on 12 July and can be seen throughout July and August.

Lydia Smith Jul 25, 2014

ISS Astronaut Alexander Gerst Photo Shows Rocket Fire and Explosions Over Gaza and Israel

Gerst shares "saddest photo yet" showing conflict in Israel and Gaza

Hannah Osborne Jul 24, 2014

Nasa's Chandra X-ray Observatory: 15 Stunning Space Images From 15 Years

Fifteen years ago, Nasa's Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on Space Shuttle Columbia.

David Sim Jul 23, 2014

Alien Life: Oceans on Earth-Like Planets Vital to Sustain 'Stable Climate' for Extraterrestrials

University of East Anglia scientists show role of oceans in moderating climate for alien life.

Lydia Smith Jul 22, 2014

Kepler-421b Has Longest Year of Any Exoplanet and Lies on the 'Snow Line'

Kepler-421b orbits its star once every 704 days travelling 110 million miles.

Hannah Osborne Jul 22, 2014

China's Jade Rabbit 'Still Alive' After Being Hit By Rocks on Moon Surface

Moon rover Yutu experiencing difficulty after tripping up on rocks on "gravel field" surface.

Hannah Osborne Jul 21, 2014

Where Have the Sunspots Gone? Spotless Sun Reveals 'Big Quiet' Event

Image from Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows sun has very few sunspots in 'Big Quiet' event.

Lydia Smith Jul 21, 2014

Moon Landing 45th Anniversary: Who Is Michael Collins The Forgotten Astronaut?

History will remember Armstrong and Aldrin, but who was Michael Collins, Apollo 11's third man?

Ben Skipper Jul 20, 2014

Moon Landing 45th Anniversary: Top Five Greatest Nasa Achievements

IBTimes UK looks at greatest Nasa achievements on anniversary of the moon landing on 20 July 1969

Lydia Smith Jul 20, 2014

July 20, 1969: Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon. Neil Armstrong, taking the photo, is reflected in his visor

Moon Landing 45th Anniversary: How to Spot Apollo Landing Sites from Earth

NASA has released pictures, which will help common people spot the Apollo landing sites using a binocular.

Kabita Maharana Jul 19, 2014

Universe is a Bubble in a 'Frothy Sea of Universes', Scientists Claim

Bubble theory of universe challenges idea of cosmic inflation after Big Bang.

Hannah Osborne Jul 18, 2014

Moon Landing Anniversary: The Psychology of Space Travel for Returning Astronauts

Space travel has profound effect on astronauts and could solve divisions between countries and groups.

Hannah Osborne Jul 18, 2014

UAE Planning 2021 Mission to Mars, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Announces

United Arab Emirates to send unmanned spaceship to Mars in seven years.

Hannah Osborne Jul 17, 2014

Nasa's Dawn Mission to Asteroid Vesta Raises Questions About How Earth Formed

Analysis of asteroid Vesta challenges fundamental component in planet formation models.

Hannah Osborne Jul 16, 2014

Map of Mars: US Geological Survey Creates Global Map of Red Planet Using Nasa Spacecraft

Researchers used Thermal Emission Imaging System to create high resolution surface map of Mars.

Lydia Smith Jul 16, 2014

Mars Curiosity Rover Finds Huge Iron Meteorite 'Lebanon' on Red Planet Surface

Nasa's Mars rover finds first meteorite on Martian surface.

Ben Skipper Jul 16, 2014

Prehistoric Aliens: 10,000-Year-Old Rock Paintings of Aliens and UFOs Discovered in Ancient Indian Cave

Indian archaeologists have claimed of discovering rare 'alien paintings' from the prehistoric period.

Kabita Maharana Jul 16, 2014

Apollo 11 Launch Anniversary: History and Bizarre Facts About Moon Mission

IBTimes UK looks at moon landing history and facts as Saturn V launched Apollo 11 on 16 July 1969