NASA have announced the discovery of evidence suggesting salt water flows on the surface of Mars.
David Mackay will be flying tourists in to space on Virgin's sub-orbital space flights within two years.
NASA's new Juno spacecraft is set to begin a five year voyage to Jupiter later this week.
As NASA's shuttle program ends other countries are moving forward with their own spaceflight plans.
Two teams of astronomers have located an immense reservoir of water in the far reaches of the universe.
The space shuttle Atlantis has successfully touched down at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has taken a stunning close-up photograph of the asteroid it now orbits.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first probe ever to orbit an object in the asteroid belt.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted the first flag on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
Space shuttle Atlantis has launched successfully from Cape Canaveral for the very last time.
The last ever space shuttle launch is likely to be delayed due to rain and thunderstorms in Florida.
NASA have sued former astronaut Edgar Mitchell over his possession of a camera used on the moon.
NASA have managed to recover stolen moon dust from the Apollo 11 mission that was about to auctioned.
An asteroid the size of an office block will narrowly pass us by on Monday, say astronomers.
After 30 years of space shuttle launches next month will see the end of an era for manned space flight.
As fans anticipate the release of the film "Iron Sky" we ask was there ever a real Nazi space program ?
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has taken remarkable images of its approach towards the massive asteroid.
A lot of strange things have been spotted on Mars over the years - but most are not quite what they seem.
Astronauts have taken a series of breathtaking images of the shuttle docked at the space station.
Copenhagen Suborbitals have successfully launched their HEAT-1X rocket over the Baltic Sea.