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Nasa to hold news conference on exoplanets discovery on Wednesday 22 February.

The agency says the announcement is about planets that lie outside the solar system.

A body is only granted planet status if it meets a three-point criteria

'Some of humanity's greatest adventures in orbit began at Launch Complex 39A,' Nasa said.

Faster interplanetary data transmission 'on the cusp' says space agency.

Dr Mike McCulloch says his theory explains why galaxies are not ripped apart, without needing dark matter.

Bikkannavar's phone was reportedly returned to him but he is unsure if sensitive material has been copied.

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, IBTimes UK focuses on their experiences in STEM.

Astronauts at the International Space Station capture lightning above an enormous thundercloud.

Taraji P Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae star in Theodore Melfi's biographical comedy drama.

Nasa trials computer chip that can survive for multiple days and weeks in Venus-like conditions.

Report sets out potential science value for sending a lander to Europa to look for past or present life.

SpaceX said it plans to launch its Falcon 9 rockets every two to three weeks.

The ambitious announcement comes on the heels of the successful return of SpaceX to flight in January.

Last year, Uber published a white paper on developing vertical take-off and landing vehicles.

NASA scientists say that a greenhouse gas effect from carbon dioxide couldn't have warmed Mars enough to melt its ice.

Preliminary results show long-duration space travel has several major effects on the human body.

Home: A VR Spacewalk puts you on a space station 250 miles above earth.

The Cassini mission will come to a halt this year but it has already greatly improved scientists' knowledge of the sixth planet from the Sun.

She had to undergo spaceflight training before a successful mission in 1963.

The Apollo 1 mission was slated to be NASA's first manned mission to the moon.