Hubble detects water on five exoplanets
Dec 5, 2013The Hubble Space Telescope has picked up signs of water in the atmospheres of several distant worlds.
China launches lunar lander mission
VIDEO Dec 3, 2013China has successfully launched its latest lunar spacecraft in a bid to place a rover on the moon.
Japan to place giant solar belt around moon
Nov 30, 2013A Japanese firm is aiming to build a huge 250-mile-wide belt of solar panels around the moon's equator.
Has Comet Ison been destroyed ?
Nov 29, 2013The 'comet of the century' didn't survive its close encounter with the sun and appears to have broken up.
NASA plans to grow plants on the moon
Nov 28, 2013One of NASA's new upcoming projects will attempt to grow plants on the moon for the first time.
Comet Ison set to provide spectacular show
Nov 27, 2013It will soon be crunch time for the 'comet of the century' as it passes through the corona of the sun.
Oldest Mars meteorite found in the Sahara
Nov 25, 2013A rock discovered in the Sahara desert has turned out to be the oldest Martian meteorite ever found.
Astronomers observe huge cosmic explosion
Nov 23, 2013A powerful supernova in a distant galaxy has produced the largest gamma ray burst ever detected.
Space station celebrates its 15th birthday
Nov 21, 2013The International Space Station is now 15 years old and is expected to continue until at least 2028.
NASA's Maven Mars mission launches
Nov 19, 2013The next spacecraft headed for the Red Planet has launched successfully from Cape Canaveral.
Students develop Mars mission to Phobos
Nov 16, 2013A NASA sponsored mission concept aims to send humans to explore Phobos within the next 11 years.
Sun's magnetic poles getting ready to flip
VIDEO Nov 15, 2013The Sun's poles will soon be swapping places as the magnetic field turns completely upside-down.
Robert Bigelow sets sights on lunar mining
Nov 14, 2013The Bigelow Aerospace Inc. chief is calling for the rights to conduct mining operations on the moon.
Olympic torch is handed over in space
Nov 10, 2013The torch underwent its most audacious handover in history in the run-up to the winter Olympics.
Iguana-shaped rock spotted on Mars
Nov 9, 2013NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has captured another unusually shaped object on the Red Planet.
Astronomers spot strange six-tailed asteroid
Nov 8, 2013The Hubble Space Telescope has photographed an asteroid unlike anything ever seen before.
Lady Gaga to perform song from space
Nov 7, 2013The eccentric singer is set to become the first ever pop star to sing a song live from outer space.
Sun spews out 28 solar flares within 7 days
VIDEO Nov 3, 2013Scientists have warned that more solar eruptions could follow over the next week or so.
Mars One to launch test mission by 2016
Nov 2, 2013The ambitious Mars One project is forging ahead with plans to launch a test mission within 3 years.
Earth-sized 'lava world' planet discovered
Nov 1, 2013Kepler 78b is 400 light years away, is a similar size to the Earth and has a surface covered in lava.
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