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The best one selected will then be beamed into space toward the farthest human-made object in the universe.

The retrofitted planes will use telescopes to capture detailed images of the rare phenomenon

The launch will kick off a busy month for Nasa.

The stratosphere of WASP-121b was found to contain glowing water vapour.

After four decades of searching, scientists have found evidence of a kind of seismic wave in the Sun.

There's a for six-figure salary - are you up to the job?

Platinum and water are likely to be the biggest targets for space mining firms.

On one of its final missions, Cassini sends back video of auroras over Saturn's south pole.

The asteroid will be used as a 'potential impactor' to run tests and exercises.

The spacecraft carried astronauts from Nasa, Roscosmos, and ESA to ISS on Friday.

Nasa says TESS will still be able to 'fully accomplish its science mission' but will continue to monitor the problem.

Up to 140,000 people could happily live in the imagined space station.

The company will integrate evolving technologies for human spaceflight missions beyond cislunar space.

Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, is one of the places scientists are looking for microscopic life.

The videos provide glimpses into Nasa's research and historic moments.

Phobos is one of the tiniest moons in the whole solar system.

Video clips include Neil Armstrong's descent on to the lunar surface.

Nasa has released stunning Ultra HD footage of Europe seen from the ISS.

Fungi are growing in closed habitats, endangering human health.

The Vice-President has just been appointed chairman of the National Space Council but showed little regard for their rules.

"Light shows like these always have astronauts gazing back down," Nasa says.

Nasa scientists are simulating the asteroid that broke up over Chelyabinsk to plan for future incidents.

Nasa's Mars Orbiter has sent back multiple stunning images of Mars since 2005.

World Asteroid Day raises awareness of the threats posed by asteroids.

The hacktivist collective's video reportedly cites articles from a conspiracy website.

The galaxy stopped forming stars a few billion years after the big bang.

Technologies to divert asteroids have yet to be tested.

Life on Earth may not be enough for the long run. Here's what we need to do to colonise Mars.

Experts say a type of plankton known as coccolithophores is responsible for the change in colour, not pollution.

Nasa has discovered 10 potentially hazardous space rocks in the past year.