Both the US and UK have expressed concern about an apparent test launch of a Russian space-based weapon.
Far from being a dormant world, the surface of Venus seems to show evidence of recent volcanic activity.
The US Space Force is reportedly working on plans for an experimental outpost in orbit around the Earth.
Astronomers have discovered a number of peculiar ring-shaped 'islands' unlike anything ever seen before.
The Perseverance Mars rover has been attached to an Atlas V rocket in preparation for its epic journey.
Scientists have revealed what the mysterious gel-like substance found on the lunar surface actually is.
A space rock created quite the spectacle when it lit up the night sky above Japan's Kanto region recently.
The hour-long NASA video was pieced together from an incredible 425 million high-resolution images of the Sun.
Astronomers have been left scratching their heads after a huge star they were observing mysteriously vanished.
For the first time ever, astronomers have picked up the light produced by two colliding black holes.
Scientists have conceived of a steam-powered robotic hopper bot that could explore Europa and Enceladus.
A new science experiment has supported the idea that it is possible to use a black hole as an energy source.
Scientists now believe that Pluto may have had a 'hot start' and has always had a subsurface ocean.
Newly released images show the breathtaking beauty of two relatively nearby planetary nebulae.
An orbiting spacecraft has picked up a phenomenon that, until now at least, had only been seen on Earth.
Scientists and engineers have been busy developing a next-generation space toilet fit for the final frontier.
An increasing body of evidence suggests that Mars may have once had its own spectacular ring system.
Join the livestream as Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken launch from US soil aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
The closest known extrasolar planet may also be one of the most Earth-like worlds ever discovered.
New light has been shone on the whereabouts of a large percentage of the universe's missing baryonic matter.