Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster is set to venture even further away from home than anyone had expected.
Scientists have used microlensing to discover planets in a galaxy over 3.8 billion light years away.
The world's most powerful rocket has successfully blasted off in to the heavens on its first test flight.
The super-rich could soon have the opportunity to fly to the ISS and experience a spacewalk for themselves.
Consisting of 16 separate images, the impressive vista was captured using the rover's wide-angle lens.
The first test launch of Elon Musk's next generation rocket is set to take place in just over a week.
Astronomers worldwide have criticized the decision to launch a large reflective disco ball in to orbit.
Just like the oceans here on Earth, Titan's hydrocarbon seas and lakes lie at an average elevation.
The Kilopower project has developed a type of miniature nuclear fission reactor for use on other worlds.
A new study by researchers in China has put forward a novel new way of tackling the problem of space junk.
Scientists have found new evidence to suggest that life could have arisen elsewhere in the solar system.
Scientists suspect that the unexplained bursts could be coming from a very strong magnetic environment.
The openings, which were found near the Moon's north pole, could lead to an extensive network of tunnels.
The ice, which is thought to descend almost 330ft, could help to support a future manned presence on Mars.
The next generation telescope will enable us to directly study the atmospheres of extrasolar planets.
The mysterious space rock contains micro-mineral compounds found nowhere else in the solar system.
Lieutenant Norishige Kanai has grown so much while in space that he may no longer fit in the Soyuz capsule.
Code-named Zuma, the secretive satellite was launched in to orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday night.
Astronauts who spend a lot of time in space are at risk of experiencing a rise in core body temperature.
The DNA of microbes found on the International Space Station has been sequenced in space for the first time.