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The new five-exoplanet system, dubbed K2-138, is located within the Aquarius constellation and is the first planetary system to be found by citizen scientists.

India Ashok Jan 12, 2018

A 360 degree visualisation allows you to experience travel through distant cosmos.

Immanuel Jotham Jan 11, 2018

The new research has implications for understanding how planetary systems form, astronomers say.

Aristos Georgiou Jan 10, 2018

A Japanese astronaut has spoken about his amazing growth spurt and concerns that he may not fit into his Earth-bound Soyuz space shuttle.

Neil Murphy Jan 09, 2018

The spectacular image was taken by the Juno spacecraft from a distance of about 13,345km.

Shubham Sharma Jan 08, 2018

From going to Mercury to taking tourists on space rides, there is a lot to look forward to in 2018.

Immanuel Jotham Jan 06, 2018

30 years ago, the Montreal Protocol was agreed to regulate the use of chemicals that deplete the ozone - a layer of the atmosphere which shields the Earth from harmful UV rays.

Aristos Georgiou Jan 05, 2018

The method is not just faster but also cheaper than current commercial breeding techniques that use vapour lamps.

Shubham Sharma Jan 03, 2018

2018 is slated to be an exciting year for Nasa and its fans as the space exploration organisation has a lot of missions, updates and extensive plans scheduled across the year.

Immanuel Jotham Jan 02, 2018

Using samples from surfaces in the space lab, unknown microbes have been collected and identified.

Immanuel Jotham Jan 02, 2018

Nasa astronaut Joe Acaba recalled a family tradition of celebrating the New Year with his father's chilli at midnight.

India Ashok Dec 30, 2017

The near-earth asteroid 2017 YZ4 will pass closely between the Earth and the Moon at 3.56pm on 28 December, the first known asteroid to fly by within one lunar distance this month.

Charlotte Tobitt Dec 28, 2017

Space station astronauts celebrated Christmas by watching Stars Wars The Last Jedi and opening gifts from Earth.

India Ashok Dec 27, 2017

This star, accprding to Nasa and the European Space Agency, has completed the red giant phase of its lifetime and is ejecting gases into space.

Shubham Sharma Dec 25, 2017

From Nasa's Trappist1 discovery to the mysterious Oumuamua – here are the biggest and most interesting space stories of the year.

India Ashok Dec 25, 2017

Asteroids often collide with other objects as they hurtle through space, leaving their surfaces covered in various markings and craters.

Dec 23, 2017

From Nasa's ambitious goal to travel to Alpha Centauri to hunt for alien life to Russia's plan to open up a luxury hotel in space – these are the best space stories of the week.

India Ashok Dec 23, 2017

Nasa reinvented a 150-year-old technique to capture supersonic motion as well as the shockwaves of a jet.

Shubham Sharma Dec 19, 2017

To simulate the failure, only two of the three parachutes bundled with the mock spacecraft were deployed.

Shubham Sharma Dec 17, 2017

Phaethon will come within 10 million kilometres of Earth and will be visible through small telescopes in areas with low light pollution.

Dec 16, 2017

"This was a fantastic way to end the year for SpaceX east coast launches," Jessica Jensen, director of SpaceX's Dragon Mission Management, said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 16, 2017

Kepler-90i is a scorching hot, rocky planet with an average temperature that is believed to exceed 800 degrees Fahrenheit.

Aristos Georgiou Dec 14, 2017

The movie could be sent via SpaceX's Dragon capsule which will be heading towards space station Friday.

Shubham Sharma Dec 14, 2017

The stars are residents of globular star cluster Messier 79, which is located as far away as 41,000 light-years from the Earth.

Shubham Sharma Dec 13, 2017

American astronauts will be returning to the Moon for the first time since 1972 after trump directed Nasa to start planning.

James Hetherington Dec 12, 2017

Even three months after its death, Cassini continues to provide us with new insights into the massive gas giant and its icy rings.

Shubham Sharma Dec 12, 2017

The Great Red Spot is one of Solar System's most famous storms measuring 16,000km across, or nearly one and half times as wide as Earth.

Shubham Sharma Dec 12, 2017

The historic mission will also see SpaceX attempt to launch a previously used orbit rocket and a pre-flown Dragon capsule for the first time.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Dec 12, 2017

Had it collided with the Earth, the impact would have obliterated life within a diameter of 6km.

Shubham Sharma Dec 10, 2017

From Mars to Pluto and Jupiter to the Sun, Nasa's image gallery this year is nothing short of stunning.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 09, 2017