SPACE

A fireball the size of a boulder streaked across the heavens over the eastern United States, and was visible across 13 US states and two Canadian provinces.

Two women from Himachal Pradesh in India, reportedly sustained minor injuries when a mysterious ball of fire fell from the sky.

Voyager 1, the space craft launched by NASA 35 years ago , may have finally left the solar system; scientists yet to confirm.

Three-man crew returns safely to Earth after 144-day mission to the International Space Station.

Scientists at Harvard University believe data from Kepler telescope could yield clues on how planets evolve

US space agency Nasa is puzzled by unexpectedly low levels of solar activity.

Non-periodic comet C/2011 L4 Pan-Starrs will fly by within 45 million kilometres of the Sun and should be visible from Earth

Britain is to join an international project to develop the world's biggest telescope.

Astronomers, for the first time, have made a reliable measurement of a supermassive black hole's spin.

A report published by NASA claims there is a possibility a 270m asteroid will hit Earth in a little over 50 years time

Scientists have tracked down the origin of the meteorite that exploded over the skies of central Russia

Astronomers believe white dwarf stars are best indicator of finding extraterrestrial beings.

Scientists claim ancient 'mini continent' buried underneath Indian Ocean

Astronauts fielded questions from around the world in the first live Google+Hangout web chat with Nasa.

A meteor was reportedly spotted over San Francisco, hours after one exploded over central Russia and an asteroid flew past Earth.

$2bn mission will send Clipper to explore the buried oceans of Europa

As the 2012 DA14 became the largest asteroid to pass within 17,200 miles of Earth, scientists have warned of the danger of future impacts.

Photographs of the impact of the Russian meteorite.

Just around Valentine's Day, a new photo released by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory revealed a strange nebula, far away in space resembling a red rose.

Meteor in Central Russia's Ural region has triggered UFO scare and mass panic.

An asteroid - 2012 DA14 - will come within 30,000km of Earth on the evening of 15 February. This is the closest that a Near Earth Object has ever been

Object is largest to pass so close to our planet in 15 years, say Nasa scientists.

UFOs reported over Russia and Costa Rica but videos are inconclusive.

Chandra Wickramasinghe finds tiny algae fossils inside space rock.

Nasa transmits image of Mona Lisa to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

2013 may be year mankind finally establishes contact with intelligent life from outside Earth.

Flying saucer 'triangle' captured on film few hundred miles above Earth by Nasa cameras and uploaded on YouTube.

The star, which is just 186 light years away, has been named HD 140283 and has been studied by astronomers for over a century.

Astronomers find first structure that forms part of the Milky Way's cosmic 'skeleton'.