SPACE

SpaceX is launching a total of 75 Next satellites for Iridium.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jul 29, 2017

Physicist says that close encounters with aliens could be like Native Americans meeting Columbus.

Roger Baird Jul 28, 2017

The asteroid came relatively close to Earth on 20 July, between 10.27pm and 11.32pm EDT.

Shubham Sharma Jul 28, 2017

Nasa says TESS will still be able to 'fully accomplish its science mission' but will continue to monitor the problem.

Immanuel Jotham Jul 28, 2017

The tiny spacecraft carries a single circuit board, weighes 4 gram and measures 3.5cm on each side.

Shubham Sharma Jul 28, 2017

The launch vehicle is capable of carrying a satellite weighing 550 pounds to an altitude of 300 miles above Earth.

Shubham Sharma Jul 28, 2017

The Falcon Heavy will be the most powerful operational rocket since Nasa's Apollo-era Saturn V moon rocket.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jul 28, 2017

Expects urge you to beware of counterfeit, unverified solar filter glasses being sold online.

James Billington Jul 27, 2017

Gamma ray bursts are rare and usually very hard to observe.

Léa Surugue Jul 26, 2017

Some of the most spectacular pictures entered into the 2017 Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

David Sim Jul 26, 2017

The corona is not usually visible with the naked eye but during a total solar eclipse you can get a glimpse.

Léa Surugue Jul 26, 2017

The space agency will take bids to manufacture a life-size demo of the supersonic jet by 2022.

Shubham Sharma Jul 25, 2017

Study of luminous quasar has been proven consistent with the cold dark matter theory.

Léa Surugue Jul 25, 2017

Scientists say they detected widespread water within ancient explosive volcanic deposits on the moon.

India Ashok Jul 25, 2017

There could still be volcanoes forming on Mars today.

David Rothery Jul 25, 2017

Up to 140,000 people could happily live in the imagined space station.

Staff Reporter Jul 24, 2017

The company will integrate evolving technologies for human spaceflight missions beyond cislunar space.

Shubham Sharma Jul 24, 2017

Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, is one of the places scientists are looking for microscopic life.

Immanuel Jotham Jul 24, 2017

The videos provide glimpses into Nasa's research and historic moments.

Immanuel Jotham Jul 23, 2017

Phobos is one of the tiniest moons in the whole solar system.

Jul 21, 2017

Video clips include Neil Armstrong's descent on to the lunar surface.

Immanuel Jotham Jul 21, 2017

The massive facility will be used to manufacture Blue Origin's reusable rocket, New Glenn.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jul 21, 2017

Musk said the team is taking a different approach to landing spacecraft on Mars.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jul 20, 2017

The US military currently has at least 100 satellites for military purposes in the geostationary orbit.

Shubham Sharma Jul 19, 2017

The Japanese camera bot has been designed to autonomously zip about in space and record video and images.

India Ashok Jul 19, 2017

University students have launched the Mayak cubesat using crowdfunding that looks like a tiny bright diamond.

Mary-Ann Russon Jul 18, 2017

Nasa has released stunning Ultra HD footage of Europe seen from the ISS.

Claire Toureille Jul 18, 2017

Detecting gravitational waves was one of the most important discoveries of the century.

Diego A. Quiñones Jul 17, 2017

During its historic 2015 Pluto flyby, Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft captured 1,200 photos and collected 10GB worth of data.

India Ashok Jul 17, 2017