New observations have revealed that the intergalactic void may be filled with orphan stars.
The European Space Agency has outlined its concept for a habitable moon base built by an automated robot.
NASA's successor to the space shuttles will be undertaking its first test flight in December.
The mysterious dark energy that permeates the universe may be causing dark matter to evaporate.
The space telescope has photographed the eerie remnants of long dead stars in a distant galaxy cluster.
The company's SpaceShipTwo vehicle exploded over the Mojave desert following an 'in-flight anomaly'.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of sunlight glinting on Titan's hydrocarbon oceans.
A US rocket bound for the International Space Station has exploded just seconds after launching.
A new study has shown that spending time in space can affect both male and female reproductive organs.
Felix Baumgartner's record breaking jump has been beaten in secret by Google executive Alan Eustace.
The evolutionary biologist has suggested sending a record of our civilization out in to space.
Sending humans in to space is set to become more difficult due to cosmic radiation exposure.
Astronomers have identified the first ever ice giant planet beyond our own solar system.
British scientists believe that they may have finally found the first direct evidence of dark matter.
The Rosetta probe has captured images of a pyramid-shaped rock that has been nicknamed 'Cheops'.
There is now believed to be something mysterious lurking below the surface of Saturn's moon Mimas.
The secretive aircraft will be landing in California after being on a mission that lasted two years.
Evidence of relatively recent lunar volcanism could indicate that the interior of the moon is still warm.
The massive Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) will provide astronomers with unparalleled views of the cosmos.
Astronomers have identified an asteroid with an orbit so stable that it is almost like a second moon.