Images indicate parts of Mercury covered in ice, scientists say

Despite its proximity to the sun, portions of the surface of Mercury appear to be covered…

Japan astronaut tweets about space sickness

Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa has tweeted from the International Space Station that he suffers from travel…

Researchers foresee weakened sunspot cycle

The next 11-year cycle of increased sunspot activity, scheduled to begin around 2020, may be delayed…

For Mars rovers, a friendly rivalry

NASA’s newest Mars rover - or a replica of it, anyway - sat expectantly at the…

‘Dramatic’ solar flare could disrupt Earth communications

An unusual solar flare observed by a NASA space observatory on Tuesday could cause some disruptions…

NASA plans a kiss-and-tell with an asteroid

We’ve brought back dust from a comet; now NASA plans to do the same for an…

Moon may have more water than believed: study

The moon may have a lot more water than imagined, perhaps as much as on Earth…

Aussie student finds universe’s ‘missing mass’

A 22-year-old Australian university student has solved a problem which has puzzled astrophysicists for decades, discovering…

NASA preparing to put astronauts on commercial rockets

NASA wants private companies such as Boeing or SpaceX to put astronauts on their rockets by…

Hypersonic: Paris to Tokyo in two and a half hours

Fancy travelling from Paris to Tokyo in two and a half hours? Do you yearn for…