SPACE

A series of amazing time-lapse videos of Earth have been released by the European Space Agency.

Bigger payloads and frequent launches to Mars could be possible with the new technique.

Detection of galaxy Kks3, the second dwarf galaxy seen so far, could mean our neighbourhood is not as empty as thought to be.

European Space Agency launches first ever asteroid impact exercise.

21 December winter solstice to mark the shortest day of the year and countdown to spring.

The new planet is larger in size than Earth and smaller than Neptune.

Surface of Venus is harsh and unlivable but up in the skies the advantages over Mars are many.

Star 100 times bigger than the Sun is approaching detonation point, sparking apocalypse theories.

Ursids meteor shower, from comet 8P/Tuttle, will begin on 17 December and peak on 22 or 23 December.

Christmas lights photographed by satellites shows effect of holidays on light intensity.

Spikes in calcium led astronomers to study possibility of meteor showers on Mercury caused by comet debris.

A shock wave first encountered by Voyager 1 in February continues to propagate outwards, shows data from craft.

Nuclear research in the lab hints at exotic isotopes found in star dust left after the death of a star.

Possible signal of dark matter detected from Andromeda and Perseus galaxies found by European scientists.

Applications created by British school children will be used on Raspberry Pi computers on board the International Space Station

Ancient volcanic rocks from India suggest a major eruption around 66 million years ago could have done the damage for dinosaurs.

Don Pettit's images of star trails, Earth and the upper atmosphere from the ISS are a sight to behold.

A study of the hydrogen isotopes in water suggests water on earth was not delivered by comets from the Kuiper belt, but probably by asteroids.

Event will mark the first time ever that scientists are able to watch how stars are formed.

Best places to watch the Geminid meteor shower 2014.

Russian documentary claiming 400m asteroid is going to hit Earth is wrong.

Observations by Curiosity suggest that water and wind piled up sediments to form the Mount Sharp.

Shooting stars from the Geminids meteor shower will be visible globally and here's how to capture them.

Geminid meteor shower 2014 to peak on 13 and 14 December.

A dynamo effect created by a moving mantle could have stirred the Moon's core and given rise to a magnetic field, say MIT researchers.

Scientists conclude a wind that blows twice in a Saturn year caused the sand dunes.

Geminid meteor shower 2014 to peak over the weekend with 100 shooting stars per hour.

Martian meteorite crashed in Moroccan desert could hold evidence of life on Red Planet.

Probe sent to explore Pluto and its neighbourhood switched on after nine years covering a distance of 4.8 billion kms.