Scientists have discovered that dark matter played a much smaller role in galaxies in the early universe.
The US Air Force's mysterious space plane is on track to break the mission duration record of 674 days.
New data from Cassini has suggested that Enceladus' liquid water ocean may be very close to its surface.
The space agency has been given a set of ambitious new goals which include a manned mission to Mars.
A new radar technique has made it possible to locate a derelict spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
A space station could be placed in cis-lunar orbit to act as a stepping-stone towards a trip to Mars.
A new research satellite has revealed that it is possible to grow tubers in the conditions found on Mars.
A new experiment will aim to freeze gas atoms down to a billionth of a degree above absolute zero.
Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser space plane is being readied for a new series of tests in California.
Scientists have revealed that Mars was much wetter and therefore more habitable than previously thought.
Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the unexplained hissing sound associated with meteors.
Scientists have put forward a plan to terraform Mars by surrounding the planet with a magnetic field.
The private space firm has revealed that it will be sending two people to the Moon as early as next year.
NASA is considering whether to send a crew on its first integrated Orion, SLS flight around the Moon.
NASA has announced the discovery of seven new planets including three within their star's habitable zone.
The space agency is due to announce its latest findings at a press conference on Wednesday morning.
The move, if successful, could mean that our own solar system actually has more than 100 planets in it.
The private space firm has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Mars may not be the most obvious place to look for rings, but that could soon be set to change.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has found carbon-based materials similar to those found on the early Earth.