SPACE

Beidou system's 18 satellites now covers Asia Pacific but will extend soon across the planet.

China has begun construction of world's largest radio telescope to search for intelligent life in far-flung galaxies.

The planet now known as Earth 2.0 is 1,400 light years away from Earth

The second range is shorter at 1.5km to the earlier one to the south of the Tombaugh region.

The Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower from comet 96P/Machholz will peak from 28 to 31 July 2015.

A report from Nasa and NexGen Space LLC looks at the feasibility of a lunar base

Professor advises caution as he leads Australian branch of project backed by Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner.

Volunteers can offer their smartphones and home PCs to help the 10-year extraterrestrial search.

The successful docking follows a series of failures of cargo ships to the ISS.

Taken from 1.6 m kms by the EPIC camera, it shows the planet against the backdrop of space.

'I'm still trying to keep an open mind about this. There is lots of work to be done.'

The last signal from Philae was received by Rosetta on July 9.

Breakthrough Listen and Breakthrough message will come as a result of Milner's money

Asteroid 2011 UW-158, which recently flew past Earth, has a platinum core.

The 2020 launch of the probe will be a first for the Arab world.

Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources among those hoping to cash in on space treasures.

The Sputnik Planum region shows young mountains and icy plains.

The astronomical phenomenon will see the moon and the two planets line up close to each other.

Scientists in Chile's European Southern Observatory have identified a solar system reportedly similar to our own

The new head of ESA believes a moon village will encourage discussion about the future of space research and exploration.

Vast mountains of ice and evidence of geological activity have been discovered on dwarf planet Pluto.

Astronomers may be close to finding a solar system similar to our own.

Extra-terrestrials 13 light years away would be bumping Ja Rule.

High resolution images of the icy dwarf planet captured during the flyby set to reach Earth.

Google Doodle has marked the culmination of the nine year New Horizons mission to Pluto

Horanyi is principal investigator on New Horizons' Student Dust Counter instrument.

Experts discuss New Horizons mission as spacecraft prepares to make its closest approach.

Curiosity finds rocks on Mars similar to those in Earth's oldest continental crust.

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft will flyby Pluto to map out geology and composition of dwarf planet on 14 July