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The spacecraft that will transport Tim Peake to the International Space Station is now on its launch pad.

Tim Peake has revealed the soundtrack of his six-month stay on the International Space Station.

The Geminids meteor shower returns this weekend. Find out the best places to view the shower and what to expect.

Long periods in space is causing pressure in astronauts' skulls, damaging their brain.

Video shows examples of the robot's impact, robustness and locomotion.

IBTimes UK looks at psychedelic space images released by Nasa using false colour.

Kjell Lindgren played Amazing Grace as a tribute to a colleague who died in October.

'The water in your body turns into vapour beneath your skin.'

The Taurid meteor shower, from Comet Encke, will peak from 5 November.

A dashcam in eastern Chonburi province, Thailand, captured a green fireball, believed to be a burning meteor.

Scientists found that Enceladus is likely to possess an ocean containing liquid water.

Venus, Mars, and Jupiter will come close together in the sky before dawn, in a "planetary dance" which will be admired by stargazers and astronomers worldwide.

World's only privately-owned watch to visit the Moon sells for out-of-this-world price at auction

'We needed to really reinforce our position as the home of science fiction and fantasy,' Howe tells IBTimes UK.

Exclusive: McGoldrick talks to IB Times UK about working with big Hollywood names like Steven Spielberg, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Bradley Cooper

An unmanned lander will be sent to the moon by 2020 to assess practicality of lunar base.

Leaked congressional report reveals fears of counterspace weapons targeting US satellites.

Spacecraft Cassini obtained the images during its flyby on 14 October.

The end's NOT nigh: Asteroid 86666 (2000 FL 10) will miss earth by 16 million miles, Nasa confirms

Draconid meteor shower, called the Draconids or the Giacobinids, will take place on 8 and 9 October.

The hi-res photos of Pluto's largest moon, Charon, were taken by the New Horizon spacecraft.

"Blade Runner 2 will be set in 2050," says the director.

People from across the globe looked up to see a rare supermoon and lunar eclipse.

Celestial spectacle could spell lights out for one of Nasa's most important spacecraft.

Nasa recruits have started a year of living in a dome near a Hawaii volcano.

The comet and Rosetta spacecraft were due to align today but it will be months scientists process results.

Perseid meteor shower will peak around 11 August followed by a supermoon on 29 August.

The pair are one third of the way through a record breaking year-long space mission.

The world's largest radio telescope is now under construction in Pingtang

Scientists in Chile's European Southern Observatory have identified a solar system reportedly similar to our own