space

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

David Sim Apr 10, 2014

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

Anthony Cuthbertson Apr 09, 2014

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

Aaron Akinyemi Mar 16, 2014

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

Arjun Varma Mar 06, 2014

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

Lydia Smith Mar 05, 2014

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

Arjun Varma Mar 03, 2014

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

Lydia Smith Feb 28, 2014

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

Lydia Smith Feb 28, 2014

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

Lydia Smith Feb 27, 2014

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

Divya Avasthy Feb 27, 2014

Best photos of the day: 25 February 2014.

David Sim Feb 25, 2014

NuSTAR lets astronomers view the core of an exploding star.

Lydia Smith Feb 20, 2014

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

Umberto Bacchi Feb 18, 2014

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

Aaron Akinyemi Feb 16, 2014

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

Lydia Smith Feb 12, 2014

Best photos of the day: 11 February 2014

David Sim Feb 11, 2014

Astronomers in Australia find oldest star in the universe.

Lydia Smith Feb 10, 2014

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

Lydia Smith Feb 07, 2014

Best photos of the day: 6 February 2014.

David Sim Feb 06, 2014

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

Mary-Ann Russon Feb 05, 2014

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

Mary-Ann Russon Feb 04, 2014

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

Lydia Smith Jan 30, 2014

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

David Sim Jan 22, 2014

A huge Bizarre Moon base identified on Google Moon Viewer

Arjun Varma Jan 21, 2014

Rosetta ready for rendezvous after three years in hibernation.

Mark Piggott Jan 18, 2014

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

David Sim Jan 10, 2014

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

Mark Piggott Jan 04, 2014

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

Umberto Bacchi Dec 24, 2013

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

Mark Piggott Dec 21, 2013

Adam Justice Dec 19, 2013