Nasa's Hubble Telescope has found a giant lensing galaxy around 9.6 billion light-years away.
A shower of 300-600 mile wide asteroids helped form early Earth's geology says new report.
Early earth was battered by asteroids vaporising the planet's oceans, study suggests.
University of California Santa Cruz scientists show tidal effects on moon affected shape.
Nasa says Perseids will peak at the same time as brightest and biggest full moon of the year.
Dr Cameron Smith believes a huge group will be required to set up human colonies on other planets.
Nasa and Slooh telescope to broadcast live stream of Delta Aquarids meteor shower.
Delta Aquarids and Alpha Capricornids to be visible from 28 July in both hemispheres
Nasa warns world should prepare to be hit by huge coronal mass ejection in next 10 years
Delta Aquarids meteor shower began on 12 July and can be seen throughout July and August.
Gerst shares "saddest photo yet" showing conflict in Israel and Gaza
Fifteen years ago, Nasa's Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on Space Shuttle Columbia.
University of East Anglia scientists show role of oceans in moderating climate for alien life.
Kepler-421b orbits its star once every 704 days travelling 110 million miles.
Moon rover Yutu experiencing difficulty after tripping up on rocks on "gravel field" surface.
Image from Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows sun has very few sunspots in 'Big Quiet' event.
History will remember Armstrong and Aldrin, but who was Michael Collins, Apollo 11's third man?
IBTimes UK looks at greatest Nasa achievements on anniversary of the moon landing on 20 July 1969
NASA has released pictures, which will help common people spot the Apollo landing sites using a binocular.
Bubble theory of universe challenges idea of cosmic inflation after Big Bang.
Space travel has profound effect on astronauts and could solve divisions between countries and groups.
United Arab Emirates to send unmanned spaceship to Mars in seven years.
Analysis of asteroid Vesta challenges fundamental component in planet formation models.
Researchers used Thermal Emission Imaging System to create high resolution surface map of Mars.
Nasa's Mars rover finds first meteorite on Martian surface.
Indian archaeologists have claimed of discovering rare 'alien paintings' from the prehistoric period.
IBTimes UK looks at moon landing history and facts as Saturn V launched Apollo 11 on 16 July 1969
Scientists explore new frontiers of life in talk at Washington's Nasa headquarters.
Nasa scientist Kevin Hand said the agency will find extraterrestrial life in the next 20 years.
Government plans to open space base by 2018, with the aim of it becoming hub for commercial space travel.