The Virgin Galactic founder is aiming to be a passenger aboard the first commercial launch of SpaceShipTwo.
NASA's new spacecraft has returned a breathtaking two-second exposure which features over 200,000 stars.
A bizarre new theory proposes that octopus embryos arrived on Earth on a comet millions of years ago.
Decades-old data from the Galileo spacecraft has all-but confirmed the presence of geysers on Jupiter's icy moon.
The space agency is moving forward with its plan to send a helicopter drone to Mars in two years' time.
The new 'Block 5' Falcon 9 was used to successfully place a Bangladeshi satellite in to orbit yesterday.
The US space agency has emphasized that its Moon ambitions will not distract from its efforts to reach Mars.
The spacecraft blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard an Atlas V rocket earlier today.
The space agencies are working on a series of missions designed to return samples of Martian soil back to Earth.
Dylan McWilliams defied the odds after being attacked by all three animals within the space of just three years.
The world-famous telescope has been capturing images of the cosmos for the better part of three decades.
On planets more massive than the Earth, launching things in to space will be a lot more challenging.
NASA has revealed that its ambitious Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway will launch as early as 2022.
The space agency will be revealing new details of its 'Kilopower' system at the beginning of next month.
Several parts of NASA's deep-space Orion capsule will be created through the use of 3D printing technology.
Dennis Muilenburg believes that Boeing will be able to place humans on Mars before Elon Musk's SpaceX.
The ever-ambitious space firm is hoping to see humans walk on the surface of Mars within the next decade.
The European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter will be starting its mission within the next two weeks.
Virgin Galactic's new spaceplane blasted through the sky on Thursday after firing its rocket engine for the first time.
The SpaceX CEO has warned of a future ruled by an unstoppable AI that could ultimately destroy mankind.