SPACE

Spitzer and Wise telescopes locate coldest brown dwarf star-like body nearest our solar system

Astronauts say the end is not nigh yet - but major impacts are more common than we thought

Debris flow deposits in crater 'formed by liquid water'

18th-century astronomer Charles Messier thought that it was a nebula, but Messier 5 is actually an ancient star cluster

Researchers argue that imagining the universe as superfluid could help to explain gravity

Televangelist Pat Robertson has predicted that a giant asteroid would hit earth and destroy 'everything'

Space agency joins start-up firm to launch educational toy for children

Nasa image processing technique uncovers Hubble Space Telescope photos of newly formed planets

The blazing PS1-10afx star explosion spotted in 2010 was not as big as previously thought.

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin wants Nasa to send humans to an asteroid rather than 'lasso' a meteor as planned.

A solar eclipse on 29 April 2014 will see 'ring of fire' called an annulus around the silhouette of the moon.

Charles Bolden, current Administrator of Nasa, unveiled 'stepping stones' for the 2030 mission to Mars.

US campaigners for space protection B612 Foundation recorded 26 asteroid strikes on Earth between 2000 and 2013.

University of Washington confirms first "self-lensing" binary star system in KOI-3278.

#GlobalSelfie is part of the Earth Right Now campaign to create an image of Earth.

Rocket deployed cargo ship loaded with vital supplies for astronauts living on space station.

This Ladee's not for turning: £166m lunar explorer obliterated on impact

Rocky planet found by Kepler telescope excites astronomers with water potential

Lyrids Meteor Shower to peak on 22 April with bright fireballs shooting across sky.

Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory say electrical energy naturally produced at the sea floor gave rise to life.

Nasa to test first space-to-Earth communication system from International Space Station

Virgin Galactic has partnered with Land Rover in a global sponsership deal for the feldging space tourism company.

Astronomers at Nasa, University of Washington and Utah's Weber State University say tilted worlds could contain life

Best photos of the day: 16 April 2014.

People across the world witnessed a rare celestial show as the first total lunar eclipse of 2014 turned the moon a dark reddish colour.

Chinese President Xi Jinping urges military to develop offensive and defensive space weapons.

Photos of the 'Blood Moon' captured by Twitter users across the globe.

Total lunar eclipse 'blood moon' was the first of a rare tetrad series of four total lunar eclipses.

Cassini spacecraft documents formation of new small icy object within the rings of Saturn.