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Video was shot by British astronaut Tim Peake and first shared on Twitter.

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Mission could uncover way of stopping a meteor strike similar to one that ended dinosaurs.

US reconnaissance agency satellite left earth on a classified mission but who or what is it looking at?

The average distance of the Moon from the Earth, by comparison, is 238,555 miles.

The video shows how magnetic field lines shoot off the powerful star, with some looping back towards the surface.

The demonstration was part of an effort to teach school children about space.

New system is almost three times larger than previously known largest distance between planet and host star.

New mystery surrounds dimming of star KIC 8462852: Could it really be linked to alien megastructures?

A nuclear blast would cause an asteroid to lose mass and change its direction of travel

Peake was conducting repairs with colleague Col Tim Kopra outside the International Space Station.

Mercury has gone into retrograde again, and astrologists will tell you that is bad news for all of us.

Craft used slabs of a substance called 'aerogel' to capture dust from the comet's tail.

Any amateur astronomer can view the activity of black holes, as researchers find optical rays are emitted.

Pablo Carlos Budassi created this image using Photoshop, and data from Princeton University and NASA.

Magnetic fields occur in red giants more often than we thought, altering astronomers idea of how they evolve.

Astronomers find a way to work out the gravity on distant stars - some of which we know very little about.

IBTimes has chosen 10 images released by the ESA this year.

Major Peake said it was not a prank call, but 'just a wrong number!'

Astronomers have found a planet just 14 light years away that could hold water and life.

Nasa is preparing to launch a rocket into space to study The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy.

British astronaut Peake starts his six-month mission on the International Space Station.

Research shows the speed that a galaxy spins affects how it looks through a telescope.

Peake successfully launched into space at 11.03am with fellow astronauts Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko.

It was a successful launch for Tim Peake, as the Soyuz TMA-19M heads for the International Space Station.

Researchers have found water on planets outside of the solar system, which had previously been blocked by clouds.

The story behind first Briton to complete a mission on the International Space Station.

The spacecraft that will transport Tim Peake to the International Space Station is now on its launch pad.

Tim Peake has revealed the soundtrack of his six-month stay on the International Space Station.

The Geminids meteor shower returns this weekend. Find out the best places to view the shower and what to expect.