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The nuclear explosives will be set off by a craft ramming into the object.

Charles Frank Bolden Jr., the Administrator of Nasa, said he believes there is life beyond Earth.

'The availability of methane and hydrogen is critical to the potential of the Martian crust as a habitat'

Watch live stream of 2015 Astrobiology Science Conference in Chicago online.

Nasa unveils 4K Ultra High-Definition video from the International Space Station.

Watch the live stream of Earth's close encounter with asteroid Icarus

Pictures of Pluto show dwarf planet has very bright and very dark terrain.

Conspiracy theorists had warned about Earth's impending doom

"[We'd go] up at about four bombs per second all the way to Mars and then to Jupiter and Saturn"

Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti and Anton Shkaplerov touched down safely aboard a Russian Soyuz

Conspiracy theorists and religious sects claim world will end between 22 - 28 September.

University of Alabama Huntsville system, previously funded by Nasa, has received its first patent

Nasa's test run of a Mars landing system came to a quick end when the saucer-shaped vehicle's parachute tore away.

Using joysticks with haptic pressure, two men were able to shake hands 5,000 miles away from each other.

Nasa says nuclear fusion and solar power could cut Mars journey times from 8 months down to four months.

Mars One has admitted that only 4,227 people completed its applications as they had to pay admin fees.

It is 50 years since astronaut Edward Higgins White became the first American to step into space.

A helium balloon carrying a saucer-shaped Nasa spacecraft is set for take-off on Tuesday (2 June) to test Mars landings.

Nasa is challenging designers to create sustainable housing using 3D printing and recyclable materials.

Shrinkage of ancient ice shelf blamed on global warming and could increase breakup of glaciers.

Surveillance probe can monitor each country's emissions and help reduce global levels of carbon dioxide and methane gas

Melting in climate change has been 'relentless,' says researcher

The reason matter won over antimatter and led to the present creation is explained by the fields.

EmDrive inventor Roger Shawyer says he definitely hasn't invented a 'warp drive' faster than the speed of light

Kerberos and Styx pictured for the first time as New Horizons prepares for Pluto flyby.

The Planetary Society's LightSail project is set to realize Sagan's vision after 40 years.

NASA's FINDER device locates four Nepal earthquake survivors buried beneath 10 feet of rubble.

NASA's Greased Lightning GL-10 would make a great UAV for surveillance or a small passenger vehicle

Cristoforetti used the world's first space espresso machine and tweets results.

Blue Origin, a start-up space company owned by Jeff Bezos, launched an experimental suborbital spaceship from Texas.