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Meet Nasa's 12 new astronauts among whom could be the first Martian
The 12 were selected from over 18,000 applicants for the dream job.
Strange rings and arcs revealed among universe's brightest galaxies
The galaxies shine 10,000 times brighter than the Milky Way.
A private space station aims to become the first manufacturing hub outside the planet
Axiom Space plans to build the first privately funded and operated space station.
Here's why we really need to touch the sun - Nasa mission will save us from solar storms
What Nasa learns from the unprecedented journey will revolutionise the way we travel in space.
Life on Mars would be harsh and miserable for humans, Europe's space chief says
The life portrayed in the movie The Martian would be pleasant compared to what awaits the planet's first settlers.
Alaskan space industry shoots for the stars with new rocket launch sites
Alaska entered the high-tech aerospace business more than 25 years ago as it looked to diversify its oil-reliant economy.
Parker Solar Probe: Nasa mission to touch the sun named after discoverer of solar wind
The mission was previously called Solar Probe Plus.
Five incredible facts about Nasa's world-first journey to 'touch the Sun'
The space agency is pushing the boundaries of space travel once again.
Watch magnificent partial solar eclipse in space captured by Nasa's SDO
A complete solar eclipse is due on 21 August this year.
Mystery of the disappearing star – how N6946-BH1 vanished without a trace
The star N6946-BH1 quietly winked out of existence between 2009 and 2015.
Nasa Juno mission: Incredible huge cyclones and spectacular auroras on Jupiter revealed
Scientists have also found out more about Juno's gravitational field.
Nasa 2018 budget highlights: Human spaceflight takes priority as education misses out
Find out the big approvals and big misses on the budget.
Cassini captures a crescent-shaped Enceladus showing fractures and furrows on its icy surface
The view was captured by Cassini at a distance of approximately 168,000 kms from Enceladus.
Apollo 11 moon dust bag used for first lunar sample to be auctioned for up to $4m
The pouch is the only artefact that touched the moon's surface to be up for private ownership.
ISS emergency: Nasa astronauts scrambled for spacewalk as critical computer fails
Space station running on backup system after 'primary' control device fails.
Nuclear weapons tests during Cold War created radiation that altered space weather, says Nasa
The US and former Soviet Union were mainly responsible for the consequences.
Two Nasa images of Syria and Iraq four years apart reveal the dramatic effect of war
Nasa uses satellite images of Middle East to show how war is changing the region.
Nasa's Hubble successor and most advanced telescope James Webb ready for testing
The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch in October, 2018.
Nasa rejects Trump's request to send humans on board untested rocket to moon
The US president wanted to place a crew on the moon by 2018 or 2019.
Mars Rover or Batmobile? 'Mystery' prototype Nasa space vehicle revealed
Full-size concept vehicle shown off at Nasa Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Nasa must stop wasting time on the ISS and focus on Mars, says Buzz Aldrin
The Apollo 11 moonwalker said it is not feasible to support both ambitions.
China considering mission to 'capture' asteroid and fire it into moon's orbit
Chinese space programme appears far more ambitious than its Nasa equivalent.
Nasa says SpaceX may send two Red Dragon spacecraft to Mars in 2020 in case one fails
Given the hazardous landing conditions on Mars, this will double the chances of a successful touchdown on the red planet.
What is Boeing X-37B? The secret US Air Force plane that spent over 700 days in space
Why has the X-37B has been in low Earth orbit for so long?
Mars Curiosity Rover explores dark, mysterious Martian sand dunes
This is the first close-up study of sand dunes outside of Earth.
Nasa says Russia, US and China are the biggest space polluters
Russia accounts for more space debris than any other country.
Giant intergalactic wave seen surging through nearby Perseus cluster
It is a large anomaly in the biggest kind of gravity-bound structure there is in the universe.
Cassini on its final mission sends back closest ever photos of Saturn's rings
Cassini's next dive between Saturn and its innermost rings is scheduled for 2 May.
Nasa struggling with new spacesuits even after spending $200m
New spacesuits will not be ready before the International Space Station's closure in 2024.
Apple hires former Nasa veteran and augmented reality expert
Jeff Norris will work in Apple's augmented reality glasses division with former Dolby executive Mike Rockwell.