NASA has been testing out a powerful new rocket engine that will one day help put humans on Mars.
A new image of a rocky outcrop on the surface of Mars shows what looks like a large crab-like creature.
Astronomers have discovered a planet that has been described as a 'potential gold mine of science data'.
Scientists have identified traces of methane inside space rocks that are thought to have come from Mars.
The new Space Launch System will enable ambitious future missions including a manned trip to Mars.
A chamber containing 11,200 cubic miles of molten rock has been found below Yellowstone National Park.
The successful test saw the enormous booster put out a staggering 3.6 million pounds of thrust.
A solar system dating back billions of years points to the likelihood that Earth-sized worlds are common.
The American firm has been attempting to develop rocket parts that can be returned to Earth and reused.
Bill Brock has been investigating two recordings which show a mysterious figure out in the woods.
A strange chunk of rock containing 30,000 individual diamonds has been unearthed in a Russian mine.
The US President's likeness was picked up in a photograph taken by the Spirit rover over 9 years ago.
A chunk of rock that landed in Morocco may hold evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet.
People from London to Glasgow reported hearing loud unexplained noises on Saturday night.
The DNA managed to survive being painted on to the outside of a rocket and blasted in to space.
Curiosity has located a ledge of rocks that could hold important clues about the origins of the planet.
A US rocket bound for the International Space Station has exploded just seconds after launching.
The Rosetta probe has captured images of a pyramid-shaped rock that has been nicknamed 'Cheops'.
Ancient cave drawings found in Indonesia show that early Europeans weren't the only ones creating art.
Two more unusually shaped rock formations have been discovered on the surface of the Red Planet.