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'Alien' ice seen forming on Earth for the first time

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By Martha Henriques

Ice VII is a very rare structure usually only found in outer space.

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NASA prepares space travellers to explore new worlds

Fungi are growing in closed habitats, endangering human health.

By Léa Surugue

Pluto is emitting strong X-rays and no one knows how or why

Scientists are reportedly stumped by Pluto's X-ray emissions, raising more questions about its atmosphere.

By India Ashok

A large ocean of magma covered the Moon 4.4 billion years ago

A new model shines light on the Moon's early formation and evolution.

By Léa Surugue

Nasa releases stunning aurora time-lapse video captured from space

"Light shows like these always have astronauts gazing back down," Nasa says.

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Solved: The mystery of how planets are born when supernovas explode

Scientists have studied the process of planet formation in the aftermath of a supernova explosion.

By Léa Surugue

The fastest stars in the Milky Way are 'runaways' from another galaxy

The runaway stars are thought to have been born in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

By Martha Henriques

What is Nasa's DART? Watch how a spacecraft will save the Earth by smashing into an asteroid

Nasa's 'refrigerator-sized' spacecraft will smash into an asteroid at a speed about 'nine times faster than a bullet.'

By India Ashok

UK first commercial space training facility

Do you want to go to space? UK will soon open its first $150m space training facility for all

Britain's first commercial space training and research facility is slated to open in 2019.

By India Ashok

The Sun is 'sneezing' up solar storms that are headed to Earth

In a new study, scientists looked into how the Sun's coronal mass ejections behave as they travel through space.

By India Ashok

Japan plans to put humans on the Moon by 2030

India and China have also been announcing ambitious plans to develop their space programs.

By Léa Surugue

'There are no humans on Mars': Nasa's droll response to InfoWars' 'child slaves on Mars' theory

A guest on Alex Jones' talk show alleged that children were kidnapped and sent to Mars as 'slaves.'

By India Ashok

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Nasa's Orbiter captures stunning image of ancient 'Niagara Falls' of lava on Mars

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Nasa's Mars Orbiter has sent back multiple stunning images of Mars since 2005.

Asteroids can hit Earth - here's why we should be worried

By Hugh Lewis

Disasters like the events at Chelyabinsk in 2013 could happen again in the...

World Asteroid Day: Five largest known impact craters on Earth dating back millions of years

By Léa Surugue

World Asteroid Day raises awareness of the threats posed by asteroids.

Gravitational waves can reveal existence of hidden dimensions

By Léa Surugue

These ripple in spacetime are revolutionising our understanding of the universe.

Supermassive black holes 750 million light years from Earth observed for first time ever

By Léa Surugue

Discovery will help scientists understand how black holes merge and their role...

Watch Milky Way's fastest stars flying through space, propelled by a supermassive black hole

By India Ashok

The ESA's Gaia satellite, with the help of a specially designed neural network,...

Space Race 2.0: How SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and more will take us to the stars

By Alistair Charlton

The second-generation Space Race sees tech billionaires battle to find humanity...

Watch SpaceX finally launch massive Intelsat satellite after two aborted launch attempts

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

'Only one chance to get it right,' Musk tweeted prior to the launch.

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Will abandoned Soviet tech help China land a human on the Moon?

Taylor Review fudge will do nothing to prevent the gig economy's race to the bottom

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Space

'Alien' ice seen forming on Earth for the first time

NASA prepares space travellers to explore new worlds

Pluto is emitting strong X-rays and no one knows how or why

A large ocean of magma covered the Moon 4.4 billion years ago

Nasa releases stunning aurora time-lapse video captured from space

Solved: The mystery of how planets are born when supernovas explode

The fastest stars in the Milky Way are 'runaways' from another galaxy

What is Nasa's DART? Watch how a spacecraft will save the Earth by smashing into an asteroid

Do you want to go to space? UK will soon open its first $150m space training facility for all

The Sun is 'sneezing' up solar storms that are headed to Earth

Japan plans to put humans on the Moon by 2030

'There are no humans on Mars': Nasa's droll response to InfoWars' 'child slaves on Mars' theory

Nasa's Orbiter captures stunning image of ancient 'Niagara Falls' of lava on Mars

Asteroids can hit Earth - here's why we should be worried

World Asteroid Day: Five largest known impact craters on Earth dating back millions of years

Gravitational waves can reveal existence of hidden dimensions

Supermassive black holes 750 million light years from Earth observed for first time ever

Watch Milky Way's fastest stars flying through space, propelled by a supermassive black hole

Space Race 2.0: How SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and more will take us to the stars

Watch SpaceX finally launch massive Intelsat satellite after two aborted launch attempts

Taylor Review fudge will do nothing to prevent the gig economy's race to the bottom

Taylor Review fudge will do nothing to prevent the gig economy's race to the bottom

Splatoon 2's single-player Hero Mode feels fresh despite very few changes

Splatoon 2's single-player Hero Mode feels fresh despite very few changes

Yemen is suffering at the hands of Saudi Arabia - and the UK is profiting

Yemen is suffering at the hands of Saudi Arabia - and the UK is profiting