NASA video shows Earth engulfed by solar storm


Moon may be millions of years younger than thought

A new analysis of a piece of lunar rock indicates that the moon is much younger than previously thought - or else scientists have been dramatically wrong about the way in which it was formed.

Titan's giant arrow explained


SpaceX says it is ready for ISS cargo runs


Hubble snaps pic of Necklace Nebula  

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a beautiful picture of a giant cosmic necklace. Aptly dubbed the Necklace Nebula (PN G054.2-03.4), the image shows a recently discovered planetary nebula - the glowing remains of an ordinary, Sun-like star.   

Martian channels 'caused by lava, not water'

The channels on Mars widely supposed to have been created by flowing water have a completely different origin, says a Texas Tech University professor.

Exoplanet is blacker than coal


Pentagon loses hypersonic aircraft over Pacific Ocean

  The Pentagon lost contact with the Falcon HTV-2 as it attempted to conduct a hypersonic test flight over the Pacific Ocean.

Mars exploration rover reaches Endeavour crater


Sun blasts out its biggest flare in years


Mach-20 vehicle to launch today


DNA components confirmed to come from space


Belt of antimatter found circling Earth

The Earth is surrounded by a belt of antimatter - and it could perhaps be used to power future spacecraft, a team of scientists has suggested.

Juno is on its way to Jupiter

The solar-powered Juno spacecraft lifted off aboard an Atlas V rocket this morning and began its five-year journey to the planet Jupiter.

Jupiter mission to launch today


NASA says water may be flowing on Mars


Team looks for evidence of multiple universes


Earth once had a second moon

The Earth once had two moons circling in the same orbit, say scientists, until a collision between the two created the moon we see today.

Vista telescope finds 96 star clusters obscured by Milky Way dust

An international team of astronomers has discovered 96 star clusters hidden by dust in the Milky Way galaxy.

SpaceX wants to colonize planets

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk believes the human race should aspire to colonize the solar system, rather than just making do with inhabiting planet Earth.