Water discovered in exoplanet's atmosphere
Sep 24, 2014Astronomers have found signs of water vapor on a planet located around 120 light years from Earth.
NASA's Maven spacecraft arrives at Mars
Sep 22, 2014The satellite has arrived in orbit around the Red Planet after a 10-month voyage across the solar system.
New 'second skin' spacesuit developed
Sep 21, 2014A skintight lightweight spacesuit designed at MIT could one day be used by astronauts going to Mars.
Signs of water found in Martian meteorite
Sep 16, 2014Scientists have detected further evidence that life could have once existed on the surface of Mars.
Curiosity has finally reached Mount Sharp
VIDEO Sep 13, 2014NASA's Curiosity rover has finally arrived at its primary destination after more than two years on Mars.
'Extreme' solar storm heading straight for us
Sep 11, 2014A particularly intense solar storm could cause communications and power grid disruptions this week.
Meteorite falls near Nicaraguan capital
Sep 9, 2014A small space rock left a sizeable crater near Managua's international airport on Saturday night.
Icy plate tectonics discovered on Europa
Sep 8, 2014Jupiter's freezing moon Europa is home to its own ice-based version of Earth's plate tectonics.
Soccer-ball robots to patrol for space junk
Sep 6, 2014New self-guided robots could soon be used to help assess the threat posed by items of space debris.
Dead stars can reignite and then blow up
Aug 29, 2014Astronomers have determined that white dwarf stars can suddenly spring back to life and explode.
Water clouds discovered on brown dwarf
Aug 29, 2014Astronomers have found evidence of water clouds outside of our own solar system for the first time.
Russia planning inflatable space stations
Aug 26, 2014Russia's space agency Roscosmos is seeking $440 million to develop inflatable space habitats.
Remnants of one of the earliest stars found
Aug 23, 2014An ancient orange star has revealed hints of one of the first stars to ever exist in the universe.
Plankton discovered outside space station
Aug 20, 2014Astronauts have been left perplexed after traces of sea plankton were found on the station's exterior.
Probe captures first instellar space dust
Aug 18, 2014NASA's Stardust spacecraft is now believed to have picked up particles from outside the solar system
Scientists tackle 'Earth-killer' asteroid
Aug 16, 2014A huge fast-moving space rock has the potential to bring about the apocalypse in the year 2880.
New Horizons films Charon orbiting Pluto
VIDEO Aug 13, 2014The New Horizons spacecraft has managed to capture the orbit of Pluto's largest moon like never before.
Twin planets could boost chance of alien life
Aug 10, 2014Extrasolar planets with a companion world tugging at them could remain habitable for much longer.
New HD footage released of NASA saucer test
VIDEO Aug 10, 2014The space agency has released new video footage from its LDSD test flight back at the end of June.
Rosetta probe arrives at comet after 10 years
Aug 6, 2014The European spacecraft has finally reached its destination after traveling over 6 billion kilometers.
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