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The nebula is a huge cloud of interstellar dust located 5,000 light years from Earth.

The tunnels - known as lava tubes - could even help in the search for alien life on Mars.

The agency will concentrate on launching satellites tailored for Australian needs.

Many models for understanding the universe rely on galaxies behaving in a similar fashion to the Milky Way.

WASP-12b lies 1,400 light years from Earth and is twice the size of Jupiter.

The most likely candidate for colonisation will be the planet Proxima b which is around 4 light years away.

The probe is currently travelling through interstellar space at speeds of nearly 40,000 mph

The planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system are promising candidates in the search for extraterrestrial life.

The early universe was a dark place where a hot soup of gas trapped all light.

Suit has already undergone vacuum testing to work in space, Musk says.

Nanosatellite casing and battery packs created on 3D printer launched from International Space Station

'You guys have just won yourselves some fresh food', ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen said from Houston.

Too cloudy? Too much light pollution? Watch the Perseid's meteor shower live online.

First-of-its-kind experiment from Hewlett Packard Enterprise stress tests PC aboard ISS for one year.

The device will be designed to replace traditional space telescopes and will contain thousands of tiny lenses.

There's a for six-figure salary - are you up to the job?

The second-generation Space Race sees tech billionaires battle to find humanity a new home.

"Light shows like these always have astronauts gazing back down," Nasa says.

Nasa scientists are simulating the asteroid that broke up over Chelyabinsk to plan for future incidents.

Tributes pour in for astronomer responsible for segmented mirror telescope technology.

Nasa has discovered 10 potentially hazardous space rocks in the past year.

Communications satellite will bring a 25Mbps connection to US and transatlantic lights.

Space station running on backup system after 'primary' control device fails.

Experts said the upgrades to the Sohae Satellite Launching Station indicate North Korea's 'commitment' to its space programmes.

Full-size concept vehicle shown off at Nasa Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Cassini will be first man-made probe to explore within Saturn's rings before self-destructing.

Accretion disks that form around young star as nickname 'dusty space hamburger'.

'Go to the bathroom in advance,' Bezos said.

Experiment is aimed at recreating weightlessness of International Space Station.

Engineers have worked out how to precisely measure the distance between Earth and a satellite in orbit.