SPACE

Meteorites investigated with Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity suggest planet has been arid for a long time.

Full moon will coincide with perigee on 14 November and is the second of three supermoons.

November's supermoon is worth watching – it will be the biggest supermoon in seven decades.

Trump wants to invest in space exploration, but has no interest in low-Earth orbit activity.

After the IC 2163 and NGC 2207 galaxies collided, gases and stars formed a stunning eyelid feature.

The odd-looking lump has been named Egg Rock and is made of iron and nickel.

Scientist put constraints on weight of axions – extremely light particles that are candidates for dark matter.

In 2016, three supermoons occur in row between October and December.

Massive clouds of dust and gas imaged from 7,500 light years away with the ESO's Very Large Telescope.

Even if it is not accelerating at an increasing pace, new physics will be required to explain the universe.

How Nasa's Scout and Sentry systems are watching the night sky for potentially deadly asteroids.

Theory helps explain why Earth and Moon share same chemistry and why it orbits our planet on a tilt.

US space agency releases safety message confirming the dangers posed by lithium ion batteries.

The probe hit Mars at more than 180 miles per hour and may have exploded.

If humans could see radiowaves then this is what the night sky would look like.

Astronomers remain puzzled about star's mysterious dimming light, but dismiss 'Dyson' theory.

A camera on Cassini spacecraft revealed a change in colour on the northern polar region of the planet which occurred in four years.

Analysis of huge data set of supernovae indicates Nobel Prize-winning discovery less than certain.

A display of shooting stars will be visible tonight for the second evening in a row.

This year's shower expected to be disappointing with just 15-20 meteors per hour.

Hypothetical planet could explain long-standing mystery of Solar System.

Failure of Schiaparelli to land will put ExoMars 2020 and the search for life at risk.

Six flares from two sources that lasted just one minute before decaying were discovered in archival data.

Descent and landing of Schiaparelli was performed to test technology for ExoMars 2020.

Scientists record extreme stellar winds from stars in binary system smashing into each other.

The spacecraft, carrying two astronauts, was launched from the Gobi desert.

Everything you need to know about ExoMars 2016 and the next phase of the mission.

Spacecraft will enter Mars' orbit before touching down on the planet at around 3.45pm BST on Wednesday.

The spacecraft was reported to have entered its designated orbit following the launch from Gobi desert.