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Mercury mapped in stunning detail by Nasa's Messenger spacecraft

Scientists created the first topographic map of Mercury using 100,000 images taken from spacecraft Messenger.

2007 OR10: Unnamed dwarf planet at far reaches of solar system is much bigger than thought

2007 OR10 is now the third biggest dwarf planet in the solar system with diameter of 955 miles.

Nasa makes 56 aircraft and space rocket patents free to help private space entrepreneurs

Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly on a spacewalk

Over 1,000 technologies are available on Nasa's public domain database.

Meteorites to be vaporised with lasers in bid to work out how to save Earth from giant asteroids

Experiment will provide researchers with a better understanding of how to deflect an Earth-bound asteroid.

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Daisy Ridley endorses Nasa's first female launch director

Ridley said Nasa's female employees 'continually inspire girls to enter the space programme'.

Eta Aquarids 2016: Where to watch meteor shower from Halley's Comet

Eta Aquarids to peak on 5 May with up to 60 meteors per hour visible from Southern Hemisphere.

Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is lightning capital of the world

Lake Maracaibo has more than 230 lightning flashes per square kilometre every year.

China wants to visit Mars by 2020 and beat Nasa to set up the first manned moon base

Matt Damon inspires Chinese space programme to new heights.

Faking gravity: The tech behind Tim Peake's space marathon

How does a weightless man run on the spot while hurtling through space at 17,150mph?

Nasa and Aerojet develop experimental solar electric propulsion ion engines to transport us to Mars

Aerojet's ion engine uses xenon propellant and could be a powerful way to explore deep space.

EmDrive: British scientist's 'new physics' theory accidentally proves controversial space propulsion works

British physicist Dr Mike McCulloch of Plymouth University has presented results on a new theory.

Hubble Bubble: Nasa releases stunning image of Bubble Nebula to mark 26th anniversary of Hubble

Nasa and the ESA combined images of Bubble Nebula to create first whole image of the nebula.

Lyrids 2016: Watch Lyrid meteor shower live online as it coincides with April full moon

The Lyrid meteor shower returns this week, peaking on Friday 22 April.

British astronaut Tim Peake prepares to run London Marathon from space

Peake said he is hoping to run the marathon in 3.5 to 4 hours.

ISS astronauts capture stunning 4K footage of aurora borealis

Nasa partnered with tech company Harmonic aimed at showing the 'breathtaking beauty and grandeur of space'.

Alpha Centauri mission: Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner plan to send tiny spacecrafts to the stars

Breakthrough Starshot initiative aims to get humans to far reaches of space within a generation.

International Day of Human Space Flight: Who was Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space?

Young Soviet pilot made history 55 years ago today.

Group of 21 children sue US government for failing to do enough to stop global warming

Favouring the economic interests of certain citizens over children may be unconstitutional says judge.

Elon Musk may reveal Space X Mars mission plan in 2016

Elon Musk hails SpaceX rocket landing as 'step towards the stars'

The Falcon 9 main-stage booster landed itself on an ocean platform in a dramatic spaceflight first.

SpaceX lands reusable rocket on ocean platform for first time

SpaceX achievement marks a historic first to make rockets recyclable, says the company.

Volocopter: German 18 rotor drone hybrid personal flight vehicle passes its first manned flight

e-volo developed a personal aerial vehicle and was invited by Nasa to present it to US aerospace experts.

SpaceX to launch Nasa BEAM expandable habitats to ISS

The Dragon spacecraft will carry with it the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM).

NASA Mars colonisation space exploration

Scientist invents 3D printing technology for Nasa that makes it possible to print objects on Mars

Behrokh Khoshnevis invents novel 3D printing process that uses powder at high temperatures to create objects.

Supermassive black hole found in remote galaxy sparks hopes of future similar discoveries

Unexpected discovery of hole in the NGC 1600 galaxies is the first success of the MASSIVE survey.

Nasa releases stunning time-lapse footage of the Earth from space

The video shows city lights and lightning flashes as the ISS circles the planet.

Hide from the aliens: Lasers can conceal the Earth from hostile extraterrestrial life

Using laser techniques could help us hide from aliens - or communicate with them.

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