Mysterious exoplanet is 'blacker than asphalt'
Sep 16, 2017A 'hot Jupiter' world situated 1,400 light years away reflects so little light that it appears pitch black.
Cassini is destroyed as it flies in to Saturn
VIDEO Sep 15, 2017One of the greatest robotic space missions of all time has finally reached its inevitable conclusion.
Titanium oxide detected on extrasolar planet
Sep 14, 2017For the first time, astronomers have picked up signs of titanium oxide on a distant extrasolar world.
Has China managed to crack NASA's EmDrive ?
Sep 13, 2017Chinese scientists have allegedly built a working prototype of the 'impossible' space engine.
Cassini set for total destruction on Friday
Sep 11, 2017NASA's long-lived Cassini spacecraft will begin its final descent in to Saturn's atmosphere this week.
Full SpaceX spacesuit has now been revealed
Sep 11, 2017Elon Musk has followed up last month's teaser image with a full photo of the firm's new spacesuit design.
Secretive X-37B space plane launches again
Sep 8, 2017The mysterious unmanned shuttle has embarked on yet another mission that nobody knows anything about.
Earth hit by strongest solar flare in 10 years
VIDEO Sep 7, 2017Two extremely powerful solar flares erupted from a large sunspot on the Sun's surface yesterday.
'World's most powerful rocket' testing complete
Sep 5, 2017SpaceX is preparing to launch its powerful new Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in November.
Supermassive black hole found in Milky Way
Sep 4, 2017A new supermassive black hole has been discovered 200 light years from the center of our galaxy.
Giant asteroid has safely passed the Earth
VIDEO Sep 4, 2017Known as Florence, the 2.7-mile asteroid is the largest near-Earth object ever recorded by NASA.
Record-breaking astronaut returns to Earth
Sep 3, 2017NASA's Peggy Whitson broke a slew of records during her latest 288-day mission aboard the ISS.
Four Trappist-1 planets are likely to have water
VIDEO Aug 31, 2017Four of the seven planets in the Trappist-1 system are thought to be home to large amounts of water.
Did Saturn's rings form relatively recently ?
Aug 30, 2017New data from Cassini has suggested that Saturn's rings may only be around 100 million years old.
NASA is developing a clockwork Venus probe
Aug 29, 2017The atmospheric conditions on Venus are so hostile that NASA's next probe may use a mechanical computer.
Best ever image of a distant star revealed
VIDEO Aug 27, 2017Astronomers have managed to piece together an incredibly detailed image of a distant supergiant star.
Solid diamonds rain from the sky on Uranus
Aug 26, 2017The gas giant is home to one of the most remarkable weather events found anywhere in the solar system.
Elon Musk unveils futuristic SpaceX spacesuit
Aug 24, 2017The private space firm has developed its own stylish spacesuit for use during future manned missions.
What did the eclipse look like from space ?
VIDEO Aug 22, 2017NASA and other agencies have been posting up photographs and videos of yesterday's total solar eclipse.
There won't always be total solar eclipses
VIDEO Aug 21, 2017One day, the Moon will have moved so far away that a total solar eclipse will no longer be possible.
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