Concerns have been raised regarding our potential to defend against everything from asteroids to ET.
A radical new moon origin theory suggests that our moon may have originally orbited the planet Venus.
Astronomers have identified a nearby extrasolar planet with a particularly unusual atmosphere.
The Mars Curiosity rover has found a significant amount of water locked up inside soil samples.
NASA's Mars rover has been unable to find any significant amount of methane in Mars' atmosphere.
New research suggests that the moon could be up to 100 million years younger than previous estimates.
The fuel needed to send space probes on missions to other planets could run out within ten years.
A new crowd-researched space project is looking to launch an ambitious manned mission to Europa.
Star Trek actor William Shatner has turned down a trip in to space because he is scared of flying.
NASA's Messenger spacecraft has caught an unusual looking shape on the nearest planet to the sun.
The building blocks of life could spontaneously appear whenever a comet smashes in to a planetary body.
Astronomers believe that the moons around extrasolar planets may not be good candidates for life.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will soon be attempting to grow their own vegetables.
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has become the first ever man-made object to reach interstellar space.
NASA has successfuly launched its LADEE probe which aims to investigate the moon's atmosphere.
Japanese scientists have identified an extrasolar planet that could be a prime candidate for life.
Japan's wide-eyed Kirobo android has become the first robot to ever speak from outer space.
China is stepping up its space program with plans to launch a lunar probe before the year is out.
New evidence suggests that life on our planet may have arrived here after first developing on Mars.
Scientists have discovered signs of water on the moon's surface that has come from deep underground.