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Taraji P Henson shared her praise for Spencer and the Martin Luther King weekend event on Instagram.

Amy West Jan 16, 2017

The actress received a Global Globe nomination for her role as Dorothy Vaughan in the biopic film.

Samantha Payne Jan 14, 2017

This was astronauts Shane Kimbrough's fourth and Thomas Pesquet's first spacewalk.

Agamoni Ghosh Jan 14, 2017

Astronomers say asteroid 2017 AG13 had similar destructive potential as Chelyabinsk strike in 2013.

Mark Piggott Jan 10, 2017

X-rays and data from the Hubble Telescope show the densest cluster of black holes ever observed.

Martha Henriques Jan 06, 2017

NOAA's scientists weren't cooking the books, the independent data suggests.

Martha Henriques Jan 04, 2017

Space agency will discuss its future plans for space explorations that will 'unlock mysteries of the solar system'.

Hannah Osborne Jan 04, 2017

The spacewalk veteran said he was living life at "20 times normal speed" after finding out he had terminal illness.

Divya Kishore Dec 24, 2016

The savoury treat's space odyssey was recorded on camera.

Romil Patel Dec 16, 2016

As Nasa's Earth science programmes are in the firing line, scientists protest against burying evidence.

Martha Henriques Dec 15, 2016

Chinese government confirms it has been funding EmDrive research since 2010 and believes in its benefits.

Mary-Ann Russon Dec 13, 2016

Nasa's Earth science research is looking vulnerable, and the species it monitors are looking worse.

Martha Henriques Dec 13, 2016

The hot gas giant planet HAT-P-7 b is a gas giant and could have enormous storm systems like Jupiter's.

Martha Henriques Dec 12, 2016

Nasa is brainstorming to prevent cosmic radiation from damaging a nano-starship on a 20-year long journey.

Mary-Ann Russon Dec 12, 2016

John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth, the oldest man in space and once ran for president.

Martha Henriques Dec 09, 2016

The last surviving member of the original seven American 'Right Stuff' Mercury astronauts, has died at the age of 95.

David Sim Dec 09, 2016

Understanding what causes visual impairment in astronauts is key to mount a mission to Mars.

Léa Surugue Nov 28, 2016

A vast, shallow repository of ice has been discovered in a convenient spot for landing and living on the Red Planet.

Martha Henriques Nov 23, 2016

The Bok globule is a small cloud that gives birth to stars, and is most distant of its kind to have been discovered.

Martha Henriques Nov 22, 2016

The Nasa Eagleworks paper says EmDrive works because of the pilot-wave theory, generating 1.2mN/kW of thrust.

Mary-Ann Russon Nov 19, 2016

Whitson sets another milestone by becoming first woman to have twice taken command of the ISS.

William Watkinson Nov 18, 2016

Extremely spherical star discovered slowly rotating 5,000 light years from Earth.

Hannah Osborne Nov 17, 2016

The slushy ice-water ocean may have caused the dwarf planet to spin into a new alignment.

Martha Henriques Nov 16, 2016

The XB-1, co-produced with Boom Technology, is due to fly at a speed of Mach2.2 in test flights next year.

Mary-Ann Russon Nov 16, 2016

Tim Peake's new photo book takes readers on a mesmerising tour of the Earth as seen from on high.

Alex Wheeler Nov 14, 2016

This Martian home would protect the first humans on the Red Planet from deadly cold and radiation.

Martha Henriques Nov 11, 2016

November's supermoon is worth watching – it will be the biggest supermoon in seven decades.

Léa Surugue Nov 10, 2016

The first Nasa astronaut to vote from space was David Wolf in 1997.

Nicole Rojas Nov 08, 2016

US and Chinese governments are already testing out their own EmDrive devices on spacecraft, sources say.

Mary-Ann Russon Nov 07, 2016

An early draft of Nasa Eagleworks' peer-reviewed paper on the EmDrive has been leaked onto the internet.

Mary-Ann Russon Nov 07, 2016