NASA

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

Sean Martin Jun 16, 2015

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

Hannah Osborne Jun 16, 2015

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

Hannah Osborne Jun 16, 2015

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

Sean Martin Jun 16, 2015

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

Hannah Osborne Jun 12, 2015

Conspiracy theorists had warned about Earth's impending doom

Sean Martin Jun 12, 2015

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

Sean Martin Jun 12, 2015

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

Mark Piggott Jun 11, 2015

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

Mark Piggott Jun 11, 2015

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

Mary-Ann Russon Jun 10, 2015

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

Adam Justice Jun 09, 2015

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

Mary-Ann Russon Jun 05, 2015

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

Mary-Ann Russon Jun 04, 2015

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

Mary-Ann Russon Jun 04, 2015

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

Adam Justice Jun 03, 2015

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

Adam Justice Jun 02, 2015

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

Mary-Ann Russon May 19, 2015

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

Mark Piggott May 17, 2015

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

Yasmin Kaye May 17, 2015

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

Mary Papenfuss May 16, 2015

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

Jayalakshmi K May 15, 2015

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

Mary-Ann Russon May 14, 2015

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

Hannah Osborne May 13, 2015

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

Anthony Cuthbertson May 11, 2015

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

Anthony Cuthbertson May 07, 2015

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

Mary-Ann Russon May 05, 2015

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

Hannah Osborne May 04, 2015

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

Adam Justice May 01, 2015

NASA's Messenger probe runs out of fuel and crashes into Mercury, ending 11-year mission

Yasmin Kaye Apr 30, 2015

EmDrive inventor Shawyer says many companies are working on the technology besides Nasa.

Mary-Ann Russon Apr 30, 2015