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With just two weeks left to enter Royal Observatory contest, we look at some of the best entries already submitted

Space agency is releasing over 1,000 computer codes in open-access software catalogue.

European Space Agency warns that increased amount of litter orbiting Earth could make space inaccessible.

The asteroid named 2014 DX110 reportedly was the size of three double decker buses, watch the replay

Spectacular images from Hubble show spiral galaxy tearing through cluster Abell 3627

Black hole named MQ1 has been termed as the most powerful microquasar

Space-funding company Uwingu is offering the public a chance to name a crater on Mars as part of a mapping project.

Nasa discovered 715 new planets this week and some could support water in liquid form.

The Smithsonian Submillimeter Array telescope provides view of stellar nurseries within the Snake nebula.

In quest for earth 2.0, Nasa discovers some habitable planets.

Best photos of the day: 25 February 2014.

NuSTAR lets astronomers view the core of an exploding star.

Freedom of information request by Auckland man Shane Warbrooke demanded evidence proving the country leader is a human.

National Science Foundation report reveals surprisingly low levels of scientific knowledge among Americans.

Imperial College London astronomers locate four clusters 10 billion light years away.

Best photos of the day: 11 February 2014

Astronomers in Australia find oldest star in the universe.

Photographs of Earth taken by Nasa's Curiosity Rover posted on Twitter.

Best photos of the day: 6 February 2014.

Mystery surrounds mission of X-37B drone which has been in orbit for more than 400 days.

Nasa scientists looking at carbon-rich meteorites that contain molecules used to make DNA.

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has discovered asteroid belts are responsible for shaking up the solar system.

Some of the most spectacular space images produced by the ESO telescopes in Chile.

A huge Bizarre Moon base identified on Google Moon Viewer

Rosetta ready for rendezvous after three years in hibernation.

Beautiful pictures of intricate galaxies and nebulae captured by Hubble Space Telescope.

Organisers amazed by number of applications to form colony on Red Planet.

Rick Mastracchio and Michael Hopkins float out of International Space Station to replace a pump.

China releases first pictures of unmanned probe 'Jade Rabbit' on lunar surface