In images captured by the NuSTAR telescope the light from the X-ray source near the black hole seems to blur and stretch.
Using a robotic unit attached to the Palomar telescope, astronomers have developed an efficient system that can scan the sky quicker than before.
NASA-backed study finds sleep deprivation and sleeping pill habits are 'pervasive among astronauts'.
Google has added beautiful Nasa photos of the Moon and Mars to Google Earth. Here's how to use it
Researchers reveal that not all supernovas destroy the stars within them
Long ridiculed scientist Roger Shawyer has been vindicated by new Nasa tests of his EmDrive technology.
British scientist Roger Shawyer tests his highly controversial space propulsion technology called EmDrive.
Nasa astronauts test Google Glass at underwater facility to assist with space missions
Nasa has approved a study that claims to produce thrust using microwaves, something which has major implications for space flight.
Nasa wants MakerBot 3D-printer users to design models for potential bases on Mars
Dr Cameron Smith believes a huge group will be required to set up human colonies on other planets.
21 July marks the day Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon
History will remember Armstrong and Aldrin, but who was Michael Collins, Apollo 11's third man?
NASA has released pictures, which will help common people spot the Apollo landing sites using a binocular.
Sunday 13 July will be the first of three 'supermoon' nights, in which the moon will appear bigger and brighter than usual. This is caused by the moon's elliptical orbit.
Nasa will be using the Project Tango smartphones on a satellite project called 'Spheres' that the US space research agency developed and launched in 2006.
Nasa's Sofia 'Flying Observatory' will enable astronomers to record infrared images of celestial bodies.
Two monster asteroids, named Ceres and Vesta, to have a close encounter in outer space.
The Space Launch System (SLS) is designed to carry Orion spacecraft and Nasa astronauts to Mars by 2021.
Did the Apollo 20 mission in 1976 happen, or was it just a hoax?
Robonaut's design has already inspired Nasa to develop the "Iron-Man" like X1 exoskeleton.
Flying saucer built by Nasa completed a trip around the Earth on Saturday, despite parachute problems.