'Potentially hazardous' asteroid discovered
Jan 12, 2014NASA has located a half-mile wide asteroid that could pass within 300,000 miles of the Earth.
Hubble finds clouds on nearby alien worlds
Jan 3, 2014Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have picked up signs of cloud cover on two extrasolar planets.
Mars One selection to be a reality TV show
Jan 2, 2014The organisers of the Mars One project are hoping to broadcast a 'Big Brother' style TV series.
Sun's magnetic field has flipped upside-down
VIDEO Dec 31, 2013NASA has announced that the long-awaited reversal of the sun's magnetic poles has finally taken place.
'Super ball bots' to explore other planets
Dec 30, 2013NASA has developed a new type of landing apparatus that could make exploring other worlds much easier.
Where are the closest alien planets ?
Dec 28, 2013Astronomers believe that there could be an exoplanet orbiting a nearby pair of brown dwarf stars.
NASA recreates famous 'Earthrise' photo
VIDEO Dec 26, 2013More than 45 years on, the iconic Apollo 8 photograph has been reconstructed in a new video.
New company offering burials in space
Dec 24, 2013Elysium Space is taking orders to have the remains of the deceased sent up in to Earth's orbit.
First ever exomoon discovered
Dec 21, 2013Astronomers believe that they have discovered the first moon located outside of our own solar system.
£2bn Gaia space probe successfully launches
Dec 20, 2013The European probe has embarked on an ambitious 5-year mission to map our own galaxy, the Milky Way.
Does water flow on the surface of Mars ?
Dec 20, 2013Dark streaks on photographs taken from orbit could be indicators that water does flow on the Red Planet.
China celebrates moon landing success
Dec 15, 2013The mission represents the first time any spacecraft has soft landed on the moon in over 37 years.
Iran sends second monkey in to space
Dec 15, 2013Iran's space program took another firm step forwards this week as a second monkey was flown in to space.
Could the universe be about to collapse ?
Dec 14, 2013Scientists have highlighted the possibility that the universe may one day collapse in on itself.
Europa could be home to 200km high geysers
Dec 13, 2013Geysers on Jupiter's icy moon Europa may reach heights 20 times greater than that of Mount Everest.
Did dinosaur asteroid send life to Mars ?
Dec 12, 2013The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have also catapulted life to Mars and elsewhere.
Mars One announces satellite and lander
Dec 11, 2013The company aiming to send humans on a one-way Mars trip is set to launch a robotic mission by 2018.
Strongest evidence yet found for life on Mars
Dec 10, 2013NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has provided enough evidence to suggest Mars could have supported life.
Company develops real-life RoboCop
VIDEO Dec 7, 2013Knightscope has invented a futuristic autonomous robot that is able to predict and prevent crime.
Giant exoplant discovered in distant orbit
Dec 7, 2013Astronomers are perplexed by the discovery of a huge planet with the most distant orbit ever seen.
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