The signatures of extraterrestrial life on Jupiter's moon Europa could lie mere centimeters beneath the ice.
Remarkable footage has resurfaced showing a dog being pursued by a gigantic black wolf-like creature.
The European Space Agency is offering a prize to the person who manages to come up with the winning name.
Peculiar surface features that resemble large spiders can be seen in the latest image from NASA's Mars orbiter.
Set to launch in December, the lander will touch down on the lunar surface in February of next year.
Remarkable new footage shows a white-faced capuchin using a stone as a hammer to break open nuts to eat.
Eoin O'Faodhagain from Donegal captured the video from a webcam that overlooks the famous Scottish loch.
The spacecraft blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard an Atlas V rocket earlier today.
A wildlife photographer recently captured the moment a whale's blowhole spray produced a spectacular rainbow.
The ever-ambitious space firm is hoping to see humans walk on the surface of Mars within the next decade.
Scientists at Cambridge University have been working on an emotive human-like robot known as Charles.
Ski resorts in several countries were left looking like the surface of Mars after a recent fall of orange-tinged snow.
NASA's flagship rover has now been trundling across the surface of the Red Planet for more than five years.
One astronomer was left red-faced this week after he mistook the planet Mars for an undiscovered star.
Consisting of 16 separate images, the impressive vista was captured using the rover's wide-angle lens.
The openings, which were found near the Moon's north pole, could lead to an extensive network of tunnels.
The ice, which is thought to descend almost 330ft, could help to support a future manned presence on Mars.
Oumuamua, the first ever confirmed visitor to our solar system, has a thick layer of organic insulation.
Dark streaks on the Martian surface thought to be evidence of water may actually be little more than sand.
A video allegedly recorded by a fighter jet based on the carrier USS Nimitz has surfaced online recently.