Bennu is spewing dust particles in to space
Mar 21, 2019Scientists at NASA have revealed that there is a lot more to this unassuming space rock than meets the eye.
Huge fireball exploded in Earth's atmosphere
Mar 18, 2019The blast, which occurred in December over the Bering Sea, went largely unnoticed due to its remote location.
Pentagon to test space-based weapons by 2023
Mar 17, 2019US defense bosses have requested $304 million to fund the research and development of orbital weapons.
Dust ring discovered in Mercury's orbit
Mar 17, 2019A dust ring like that found in the orbits of the Earth and Venus has been found in the orbit of Mercury as well.
NASA cooks up an alien atmosphere on Earth
Mar 16, 2019Scientists at JPL have been working to simulate the atmospheric conditions found on 'hot Jupiter' planets.
Is Venus really the closest planet to Earth ?
VIDEO Mar 15, 2019In a new study, scientists have worked out that, on average, Mercury is actually closer to us than Venus.
Toyota unveils manned lunar rover concept
VIDEO Mar 14, 2019The automotive giant has designed a new pressurized vehicle that astronauts can drive around on the moon.
How much does the Milky Way galaxy weigh ?
VIDEO Mar 11, 2019Astronomers at NASA and ESA have come up with the most precise figure yet for the weight of our galaxy.
You can now help to name Jupiter's moons
Mar 6, 2019Scientists are offering social media users the chance to name 5 of Jupiter's most recently discovered moons.
Asteroids are harder to shatter than we thought
Mar 4, 2019New computer models have indicated that large asteroids are much tougher than anyone had expected.
Crew Dragon launches on first flight to ISS
VIDEO Mar 2, 2019The unmanned test flight brings NASA one step closer to being able to launch its own crewed missions again.
Mars once had a vast underground lake system
Mar 1, 2019Evidence of an ancient interconnected subterranean groundwater system has been discovered on Mars.
Forget FarOut: FarFarOut has been discovered
Feb 26, 2019The discoverer of the most distant known object in our solar system has now found an even more distant one.
World's first private moon mission launches
VIDEO Feb 24, 2019Israel is set to join China, Russia and the US as the fourth nation to achieve a controlled lunar landing.
Earth's atmosphere extends beyond the Moon
Feb 24, 2019A new study has revealed that our planet's atmosphere extends further in to space than was previously believed.
Hayabusa2 probe touches down on asteroid
Feb 22, 2019The successful landing follows on from the deployment of two small rovers back in September of last year.
New moon discovered in our solar system
VIDEO Feb 21, 2019Scientists have successfully identified an entirely new moon in orbit around the gas giant Neptune.
Space harpoon snags space junk in orbit
VIDEO Feb 17, 2019A spacecraft has successfully demonstrated how a harpoon can be used to clean up Earth's orbit.
New mission to explore origins of the cosmos
VIDEO Feb 16, 2019NASA is planning to launch a new near-infrared space observatory that will collect data on 300 million galaxies.
NASA's Opportunity rover is officially dead
Feb 14, 2019The rover's mission, which saw it trundle across the Martian surface for over 15 years, is now complete.
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