We’ve just seen a huge space explosion and don’t know what it is

There’s an enormous, fast-moving explosion in space  - nicknamed "the Cow" - that's unlike anything we’ve…

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is gearing up to bomb an asteroid

A Japanese spacecraft is closing in on the tiny asteroid Ryugu, where it will drop off…

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is gearing up to bomb an asteroid

A Japanese spacecraft is closing in on the tiny asteroid Ryugu, where it will drop off…

Colonists could use genetically modified bacteria to settle Mars

Mars colonists could build their habitats and clothes from “living” self-healing materials and make them air-tight…

Colonists could use genetically modified bacteria to settle Mars

Mars colonists could build their habitats and clothes from “living” self-healing materials and make them air-tight…

The space-time echoes that point to a new theory of reality

The discovery of gravitational waves was the crowning glory of Einstein's relativity. They might now have…

Colony ship to nearest star only needs crew of 100 to survive

A mission to Proxima Centauri b, the closest Earth-like exoplanet, would take over 6000 years – but…

Team moon vs team Mars: the battle over the future of NASA

Decades of infighting and political interference have got NASA no closer to landing astronauts on the…

NASA outlines its plans to deal with a large asteroid impact

NASA is designing and testing missions to deflect a potential asteroid from hitting Earth, and working…

NASA outlines its plans to deal with a large asteroid impact

NASA is designing and testing missions to deflect a potential asteroid from hitting Earth, and working…