SPACE

The European Space Agency's Mars Express has captured fresh images of the planet's surface indicating the existence of a massive lake in the red planet's past.

While exploring the recently reached Endeavour crater NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has discovered new evidence suggesting the Red Planet once contained water, one of the essential building blocks of life.

MIT grads supported by the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA have created a series of robot drones equipped with Samsung's Android powered Nexus S smartphone.

Using the Chandra X-ray Observatory NASA astronomers have discovered a new pair of supermassive black holes lying in close proximity to the Milky Way.

A study carried out using NASA's Swift satellite and the Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered a second super-sized black hole lying at the heart of an "unusual" galaxy near the Milky Way.

NASA's Swift satellite has captured data and images of a distant star being caught and devoured by an awakening black hole.

Using their Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, NASA scientists have discovered a new cool class of star-like bodies, some of which emit heat around human body temperature.

A helium balloon that can reach the Earth's stratosphere will give wannabe space lovers the opportunity to become 'space tourists' and see the planet's curvature.

Ground controllers turned Robonaut on Monday for the first time since its arrival on the International Space Station, in February.

The scientists responsible for unearthing ancient fossils, believed to be the oldest ever discovered, have argued that the existence of the microfossils demonstrates the possibility of alien life.

Part of its ongoing campaign to ensure it isn't left behind in this generation's space race, Russia has revealed plans to build an orbiting hotel designed to provide lunar sightseeing flights and luxury rides into humanity's final frontier.

NASA scientists have warned we should curb our greenhouse gas emissions in order to prevent aliens from attacking and potentially blowing us up, according to a new report, the Guardian reported.

Reports indicate that Russia has lost contact with a newly-launched major telecommunications satellite.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has built a new camera capable of recording in 3D video, designed to stream live footage from the International Space Station (ISS).

In a recent statement NASA unveiled its new Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, designed to boost human space exploration beyond low Earth orbit.

A test flight of the 'world's fastest plane', the HTV-2, has ended in disaster after the vehicle crashed into the Pacific Ocean, it has been reported.

The U.S. military lost contact with an unmanned hypersonic test aircraft shortly after its launch, defence officials have revealed.

Scientists at the Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute use 42 giant radio dishes in northern California to look for distant transmissions, but their quest for extra-terrestrial life was threatened after a lack of funding jeopardised the programme.

NASA's Mars Rover "Opportunity" has reached the Endeavour crater, granting scientists fresh insights into the nature of the Red Planet allowing them to study rocks never previously seen.

A new survey of the outer regions of Earth's solar system has found new evidence suggesting the possible existence of three previously undiscovered dwarf planets similar in kind to Pluto.

NASA researchers have discovered evidence suggesting that meteorites can carry certain DNA components actually created in space, indicating the possibility of extra-planetary life.

After observing three large explosions from the Sun over the week-end, scientists have warned users of satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment to prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days.

It seems UFOs are a hot topic at the moment, with sightings coming in from the U.S. and UK this week. Surely this is not merely a result of the silly season of news caused by the House of Commons' recess. Perhaps we are finally making contact with another world. Perhaps we are being invaded. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.

Orbiting the red planet NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has discovered evidence that warm, salty water may flow across Mars during its warmest months.

A new theory suggests the Earth once had a small second moon that was destroyed in a slow motion collision with its "sister".

NASA's is set to launch its Juno spacecraft today, on a mission that will help scientists study the origin and evolution of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet.

British physicists have announced that the theory that our universe is contained inside a bubble, just one of multiple bubble universes in a "multiverse," can now be tested.

According to a new scientific report, a species of rat has masterminded an ingenious strategy that will see any predators that try to eat it fail miserably.

Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial spaceline, has appointed its first Chief Financial Officer.