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Peake is the first British European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to visit the International Space Station.

Peake will arrive back on Earth on 18 June after spending 186 days in space.

The photo was taken using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument on the Aqua satellite.

Free to print, retro-inspired posters seek out gutsy astronauts for mission to the Red Planet.

Elon Musk is very excited about humans getting to Mars, but warns that it will be very dangerous.

Scientists discover exoplanet of a similar size to Jupiter within the habitable zone of its solar system.

During his six months in space, astronaut Tim Peake posted stunning pictures of Earth from space.

Ten key facts about the Nasa Juno mission and spacecraft, due to arrive at planet Jupiter on 4 July 2016.

British astronaut Tim Peake will land back on Earth in just a week, after six months aboard the ISS.

Nasa's Hubble shows universe is expanding between 5 and 9% faster than expected.

Nasa's Scott Bolton tells IBTimes UK how Juno will slow down after travelling 2.8bn kilometres from Earth.

Director also reveals why she chose Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence to narrate the stunning film.

Nasa and Bigelow Aerospace working to understand failure of Bigelow Expandable Activity Module.

Bigelow Expandable Activity Module will be inflated in first step towards deep-space habitats.

Big solar storms from young Sun provided Earth with conditions conducive for life to flourish.

New satellite images show that 'The Big Easy' is sinking quicker than predicted.

Prototype winged spacecraft successfully gathered information on hypersonic flight, India's space agency says.

Nasa Earth Observatory releases image of North Korea's active volcano Mount Paektu.

Lockheed Martin unveils orbiting base camp concept to make it safe and affordable to send astronauts to Mars.

Jupiter's moon Europa could have Earth-like chemical balance necessary for life.

The goal of the Juno mission is to 'understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter'.