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Experts looking into people feeling upset at the changes to the night's sky thanks to pollution and satellites have coined a new phrase known as noctalgia, also described as sky grief

Francisco Rubio's incredible time of 357 days in space is the longest single spaceflight by an American. His mission was originally only supposed to last six months

The unusual new blast analysed by researchers is as bright as hundreds of billions of suns, but unusually it lasts less than half as long as typical supernova

Scientists have to keep a close eye on them in case they veer off course, with several close encounters leading to fears humanity is not well-prepared if a large boulder begins hurtling straight for Earth

"This is the first time ever that humans have held materials from a large interstellar object in their hands", Professor Astrophysicist Avi Loeb said as he discovered the small metal fragments

The Indian Moon mission is carrying out scientific research at the lunar south pole with the hope that their findings could enhance human understanding of our place in the universe

Cosmonaut Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov is remembered for being the first known human to die in space in 1967, after tragically crashing during his re-entry to Earth

Perseids meteor shower is caused by clouds of debris left in the wake of comets, which the Earth passes through on its path around the sun, and can be seen in a dark sky

The launch from Russia's spaceport in the Far East of the Luna-25 craft to the moon is Russia's first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union

Light from the star, Earendel, has taken 12.9 billion years to reach the lens of the James Webb Space Telescope, and scientists say Earendel is by now 28 billion light years away

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic first flight with tourists went off without a hitch today as it launched from Spaceport America, around 45 miles north of Las Cruces in New Mexico, US

Parkinson's patient Jon Goodwin, at 80 years old, defied his illness to become Britain's oldest astronaut, realizing his dream of space travel with Virgin Galactic and inspiring others with his determination

Pauline Goodwin, the wife of intrepid astronaut Jon Goodwin, said she was 'very proud' moments before the launch of Virgin Galactic's first rocket ship ride in New Mexico

Virgin Galactic took off at Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert along with six members of crew including an 80-year-old who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mum and daughter pair from the Caribbean

Tens of thousands are expected to tune in to watch the much anticipated take off of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic first flight with tourists. It will launch from from Spaceport America, around 45 miles north of Las Cruces in New Mexico, US

Anastatia Mayers, an eighteen-year-old Aberdeen University student, will be beside her mum Keisha Schahaff, 46, when the pair blast off from New Mexico on Thursday after scooping a sweepstakes prize for Virgin Galactic's second commercial flight

The heat spot is a suspected patch of radiation after scientists discovered a 31-mile mass of granite deep below the Moon's surface, suggesting it came from a once-active volcano

A new study has discovered strange radio signals being blasted out of a black hole for a fraction of a second, leaving scientists baffled

How astronauts train is always top of the list of any space fan's questions - so we sent one writer to try it out and find out exactly what happens at space camp

NASA says it has cegained contact with its pioneering Voyager 2 craft after a case of human error suddenly cut contact two weeks ago with the second-ever probe in space

The asteroid, known as 2023 NT1, passed our planet unseen after approaching from our known blind spot through the glare of the Sun, and was only spotted two days later

Scientists have been pondering for the last three decades over what - or who - could be sending the 21-minute waves, which they initially thought may have come from a dying star

A French woman was left injured after a 50g meteorite crashed into the roof of her home in Schirmeck, leaving experts baffled over the rare sighting, which hasn't been seen in the region "in decades"

Experts say the hunkering metal dome washed up on an Australian beach is unlike anything used on commercial airlines, but that it may have once been part of a space rocket launched by a foreign space agency

NASA has released stunning photos showing baby stars in a cloud complex 390 light-years away. All of the young stars appear to be no bigger than the sun