The satellite constellation, which is made up of over 8,500 individual satellites, remains somewhat controversial.
A space rock that nobody had noticed until after it had passed us by proved quite a surprise last week.
Another world relatively close to home is now thought to be a promising place to look for signs of alien life.
Scientists have discovered evidence of methane gas on Makemake - a tiny world situated beyond the orbit of Pluto.
An asteroid that once posed a risk to the Earth may now be headed straight for the Moon instead.
A crew of four astronauts will embark on a ten-day trip around the Moon at the beginning of next year.
The famous radio telescope was once part of efforts to send messages to extraterrestrial civilizations.
Researchers in Ohio have developed a new propulsion system that could make traveling to Mars much quicker.
There have been numerous rumors in recent weeks concerning the nature of the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas.
Scientists have identified mudstone rocks on the Martian surface that may be indicative of life in the planet's distant past.
According to new NASA research, being in space can be hazardous to your health in more ways than one.
An interstellar object thought by some to be artificially constructed will fly past Mars in one month's time.
Scientists have discovered a black hole that is thought to be more than 36 billion times the mass of the Sun.
Dark matter accumulating in the cores of particular large planets could help us to finally confirm its existence.
New spectroscopic data from observations of the object have hinted that it might be artificially constructed.
New research has highlighted the likelihood that Ceres would have once provided habitable conditions.
Russia's space agency will be launching a mission carrying not just live mice, but 1,000 live fruit flies as well.
A prize-winning, hypothetical spacecraft could be the key to enabling humans to colonize distant worlds.
Astronomers believe that they have discovered a gas giant in orbit around the star Alpha Centauri A.
Lovell was best known for leading the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission which, against all odds, made it back to Earth.