Can a medieval tapestry help find Planet Nine?
May 4, 2018Scientists have been looking to the past to help them determine the whereabouts of the elusive ninth planet.
Helium detected on 'super-Neptune' exoplanet
May 3, 2018For the first time ever, scientists have detected helium in the atmosphere of a planet in orbit around a distant star.
Hawking's final multiverse theory published
May 2, 2018Stephen Hawking's final theory of the cosmos was completed shortly before he passed away in March.
Mystery surrounds formation of high-mass stars
Apr 30, 2018Contrary to our understanding of star formation, large stars don't appear to form the same way as smaller ones.
Asteroids could be converted in to starships
Apr 29, 2018Researchers have put forward the idea of hollowing out an asteroid and using it to travel between the stars.
NASA and ESA to work on Mars sample return
Apr 27, 2018The space agencies are working on a series of missions designed to return samples of Martian soil back to Earth.
Star map update to feature 1.7 billion stars
Apr 26, 2018Astronomers from ESA's Gaia mission will tomorrow release the largest map of our galaxy ever created.
Hubble Space Telescope has turned 28
Apr 24, 2018The world-famous telescope has been capturing images of the cosmos for the better part of three decades.
Uranus smells like rotten eggs, say scientists
Apr 23, 2018Hydrogen sulfide, which gives rotten eggs their smell, has been discovered in the seventh planet's atmosphere.
Asteroid mining could be worth trillions
Apr 22, 2018According to Goldman Sachs, asteroid mining has the potential to produce the world's first trillionaires.
Work on lunar space station to begin in 2019
Apr 21, 2018NASA has revealed that its ambitious Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will launch as early as 2022.
NASA teases plans for nuclear power in space
Apr 19, 2018The space agency will be revealing new details of its 'Kilopower' system at the beginning of next month.
Orion will use over 100 3D-printed components
Apr 18, 2018Several parts of NASA's deep-space Orion capsule will be created through the use of 3D printing technology.
Meteorite filled with diamonds found in Sudan
Apr 17, 2018A meteorite that crashed in the Nubian Desert has offered a glimpse of our solar system's earliest days.
Large asteroid narrowly misses the Earth
Apr 17, 2018An asteroid the size of a warehouse passed our planet at the weekend just hours after it was first spotted.
Boeing may be trying to race SpaceX to Mars
Apr 15, 2018Dennis Muilenburg believes that Boeing will be able to place humans on Mars before Elon Musk's SpaceX.
NASA to launch new planet-hunting telescope
Apr 13, 2018The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is due to lift off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday.
SpaceX to send humans to Mars within 10 years
Apr 12, 2018The ever-ambitious space firm is hoping to see humans walk on the surface of Mars within the next decade.
VSS Unity completes first powered flight
VIDEO Apr 10, 2018Virgin Galactic's new spaceplane blasted through the sky on Thursday after firing its rocket engine for the first time.
First 'luxury space hotel' to launch in 2021
Apr 6, 2018Space tourism startup Orion Span is offering guests the opportunity to spend 12 days orbiting the planet.
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