Scientists believe that the components for life have been present on Mars for millions of years.
Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece has gone further than ever before thanks to a well-timed laser.
NASA's car-sized Mars rover will soon be trying out its on-board drilling tool for the first time.
The European Space Agency is appealing for ideas for a future mission to study asteroid deflection.
Despite recent setbacks, a reform of the Russian space agency will see a large output increase by 2020.
The Kepler space telescope has once again identified a promising Earth-like world around a distant star.
In December 2004 Apophis was shaping up to be a major concern, but is that still the case now ?
An experiment designed to simulate the conditions of a long-haul Mars trip has revealed several problems.
Recent discoveries have indicated the likelihood that our own galaxy is teeming with planets.
A unique black meteorite found in the Moroccan desert has turned out to have come from the planet Mars.
The US space agency is considering a plan to drag a small asteroid in to orbit around the Moon.
Scientists are optimistic that the first true Earth-like planet will be found in the very near future.
The Japanese space agency has announced a follow-up to their successful Hayabusa spacecraft.
New research has discovered that long journeys in space can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
The new class of black hole is so large that it has an equivalent mass of up to 40 billion suns.
A comet due to pass close to the Earth in 2013 is expected to provide a rare and spectacular display.
Russian rocket corporation Energia has completed the designs of a brand new manned spacecraft.
Our nearest single-star neighbour could be a promising place to look for a habitable planet like Earth.
Long-running rover Opportunity has come across an area of water-formed clay minerals on Mars.
Scientists have run an experiment to grow bacteria in conditions designed to simulate those on Mars.