It has been almost 40 years since humans stepped foot on the Moon - isn't it time we went back ?
A team of astronomers from Japan believe they've observed a galaxy that is 12.91 billion years old.
NASA has narrowed the planned target landing area for when the rover touches down in two months time.
In a once-in-a-lifetime event, Venus is due to pass in front of the sun for 6 hours from around 6pm EDT.
NASA astronomers have announced that the nearest galaxy is on a collision course with our own.
Affordable space tourism grows ever closer as rocket-powered test flights get the green light.
An investigation is underway to determine why some astronauts have been experiencing loss of vision.
In a world first, a private spacecraft has successfully docked with the International Space Station.
Google's Lunar X Prize is to recognise guidelines from NASA aimed at protecting historic lunar sites.
A new satellite is set to be launched in to orbit in an effort to hunt for hidden black holes in space.
SpaceX has successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon cargo capsule bound for the ISS.
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has found a planet being destroyed by the heat of its own parent star.
Three astronauts are scheduled to visit the Tiangong 1 laboratory on China's fourth manned space mission.
An undiscovered planet four times larger than the Earth could be lurking in the outer solar system.
Two Russians and one US astronaut have successfully launched from Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz spacecraft.
A team of astronauts are being trained for a mission to land on and explore the surface of an asteroid.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned a wealth of information during its analysis of the asteroid Vesta.
A spacecraft launched in the 1960s is thought to have been found on the dark side of the moon.
Co-operation between space agencies could one day make the idea of a manned mission to Mars a reality.
Astronomers in Australia have emphasised the importance of seeking out other habitable planets.