All news on the topic: Space

Getting to grips with the atmosphere of planets outwith the Solar System is no easy task, but researchers have found one with a very different atmosphere to Earth

Elon Musk's SpaceX company attempted another launch of its Starship mega-rocket following the failed attempt in April that saw the craft explode - it exploded again but it's being hailed as progress

Researchers using the latest telescopes have found a huge and ancient black hole capable of swallowing up whole galaxies and the enormous phenomenon is still growing

The Leonid meteor shower, one of the bigger annual meteor showers in the sky, will happen just after midnight on Saturday until dawn in the early hours of Sunday

The space rock has been named 12P/Pons-Brooks and is classified as a cryovolcanic comet, also known as a cold volcano comet, because it has actually exploded

Space Perspective plans to take travellers 100,000 feet to the edge of space via a pressurized capsule suspended from a high-tech balloon, which will feature a toilet with a great view

The device works with the use of vibrotactile sensors, which vibrate to give signals relating to certain locations while travelling in space - helping astronauts find their sense of direction

NASA has released some very scary but spectacular images of a giant bony hand-like structure just at the right time for the spooky season

Scientists are in a race to uncover more information on a northern lights-style aurora spotted on the planet Uranus which could be a huge step in alien lifeforms being discovered

A new study led by Qian Yuan, of Arizona State University, believes that deep inside the Earth is a left behind 'buried planet' that was created by the impact that formed the Moon

This month’s full Moon will rise from around 5.30pm in the north-eastern sky and will experience a partial eclipse soon after - and most of the UK should be able to see it

The Juno spacecraft first began orbiting Jupiter on July 4 2016, and in the years since has been exploring the gas giant, relaying information back to Earth

Two-thirds claim to be interested in space science - but six in ten don't realise there are eight planets in the solar system, the research found

The mission would see astronauts launched into space, spending up to two weeks in orbit to carry out scientific research and participate in education and outreach activities

Flight controllers in Houston first noticed the latest problem to plague the Russian segment of the International Space Station when cameras on the exterior showed the leak

NASA's Curiosity Rover exploring Mars took a mesmerising snap of the red planet as it investigated banded rock formations on Mt. Sharp in Gale Crater. The view of the 'rocky road' was shared on Twitter

Italian luxury fashion house Prada is collaborating with Axiom Space to design NASA's lunar spacesuits for the Artemis III mission planned to land on the Moon in 2025

In 1967, the first ever Apollo spaced mission failed before it had even got off the ground when it burst into flames, torching everyone inside alive

Here's what you need to know about the celestial spectacle, also known as Giacobinids, which will take place this weekend from Friday and into early next week until Tuesday.

Buildings on the Moon is the stuff of sci-fi films but NASA think they could be doing it by 2040. They are collaborating with construction tech firms and space architects

The Vulcan 20-20 is being built in Oxfordshire and will be able to deliver more power in a single blast than the entire National Grid supply, scientists say

Scientists have found a massive black hole several billion times the size of the sun is spinning. A Chinese team used over 20 years of data when investigating the radio galaxy M87

Waves from the 'Cosmic Dark Ages' will be detected from moon's dark side, it is hoped. A small radio telescope funded by NASA will be sent by scientists to the moon in 2025

Spectacular displays from the Northern Lights could be the best they have been for two decades, forecasters have said. Increased solar activity could be lighting up our skies

Tomorrow is a special day - Autumn officially begins on September 23rd, 12:51 EST for the Northern Hemisphere, which brings in a host of changes for the region