Orion spacecraft test flight is a success
VIDEO Dec 5, 2014NASA's successor to the space shuttles landed safely earlier today after embarking on its maiden voyage.
Scientists fear risk from smaller asteroids
Dec 4, 2014An asteroid just 164ft across is still large enough to cause widespread devastation were it to hit us.
DNA survives trip in to space on a rocket
Nov 29, 2014The DNA managed to survive being painted on to the outside of a rocket and blasted in to space.
Earth protected by invisible 'force field'
Nov 28, 2014Scientists have identified an invisible shield around our planet that protects us from deadly electrons.
Writer sends a lamb chop in to space
VIDEO Nov 27, 2014A lamb chop on a fork was sent in to suborbital space as part of a bizarre new book promotion exercise.
90% of galaxies may be hostile to life
Nov 25, 2014Two astrophysicists have proposed that gamma ray bursts could halt the development of complex life forms.
Scientists set to grow food crops in space
Nov 24, 2014Researchers are investigating the viability of growing enough food in space to sustain long missions.
Pink Cliffs could hold key to Mars mystery
Nov 23, 2014Curiosity has located a ledge of rocks that could hold important clues about the origins of the planet.
3D printer installed on space station
Nov 19, 2014The world's first zero-gravity 3D printer has now been set up inside one of the station's science labs.
Moon mission to be funded by Kickstarter
Nov 19, 2014A British company is hoping to raise enough money through crowdfunding to land a robot on the moon.
Philae discovers organic molecules on comet
Nov 18, 2014Rosetta's companion lander made the discovery after sampling and analyzing the comet's atmosphere.
Does Russia have a space weapon in orbit ?
Nov 18, 2014Speculation is rife over the purpose of a secretive Russian spacecraft currently orbiting the planet.
Philae probe successfully lands on comet
Nov 12, 2014Rosetta's companion spacecraft has made history today by touching down on the surface of a comet.
Rosetta prepares for Philae probe landing
Nov 11, 2014ESA officials have reported that everything is on schedule for the probe's attempted landing tomorrow.
ISS narrowly avoids space junk collision
Nov 8, 2014The space station performed an emergency maneuver last month to avoid a piece of orbiting debris.
Half of all stars may be outside galaxies
Nov 8, 2014New observations have revealed that the intergalactic void may be filled with orphan stars.
ESA plans to 3D print a base on the moon
VIDEO Nov 7, 2014The European Space Agency has outlined its concept for a habitable moon base built by an automated robot.
NASA's Orion spacecraft to launch next month
VIDEO Nov 5, 2014NASA's successor to the space shuttles will be undertaking its first test flight in December.
Dark energy may be devouring dark matter
Nov 3, 2014The mysterious dark energy that permeates the universe may be causing dark matter to evaporate.
Hubble spies 'ghost lights' of dead stars
Nov 1, 2014The space telescope has photographed the eerie remnants of long dead stars in a distant galaxy cluster.
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