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Supernova the size of the city to meet one of the brightest stars in the galaxy.

Quantum dot spectrometers in smartphones could diagnose skin diseases and track vital signs.

Nasa's mission to Mars is just the first step towards making humanity a multi-planet species.

1,000 qubit processor calculates more possibilities than there are particles in the universe.

Unmanned Dragon cargo ship disintegrates 2 minutes into flight and falls into ocean.

NASA scientist talks about pyramid spotted on Mars.

Extraterrestrial hunters claim to have found a structure very similar to an Egyptian pyramid in Nasa images of Mars.

'The popular conception of asteroids is that they are going to kill us all, and it's just not true'

New Nasa initiative hopes to 'transform aviation as we know it' through electric plane development.

The nuclear explosives will be set off by a craft ramming into the object.

Charles Frank Bolden Jr., the Administrator of Nasa, said he believes there is life beyond Earth.

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

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

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

Watch the live stream of Earth's close encounter with asteroid Icarus

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

Conspiracy theorists had warned about Earth's impending doom

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

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

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

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

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

Using joysticks with haptic pressure, two men were able to shake hands 5,000 miles away from each other.

Nasa says nuclear fusion and solar power could cut Mars journey times from 8 months down to four months.

Mars One has admitted that only 4,227 people completed its applications as they had to pay admin fees.

It is 50 years since astronaut Edward Higgins White became the first American to step into space.

A helium balloon carrying a saucer-shaped Nasa spacecraft is set for take-off on Tuesday (2 June) to test Mars landings.

Nasa is challenging designers to create sustainable housing using 3D printing and recyclable materials.

Shrinkage of ancient ice shelf blamed on global warming and could increase breakup of glaciers.

Surveillance probe can monitor each country's emissions and help reduce global levels of carbon dioxide and methane gas