Largest new ring discovered around Saturn

Stunned astronomers have discovered a new mega-ring around Saturn and believe its genesis is a small,…

Circus tycoon docks at space station

Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte, dubbed the first clown in space, arrived at the International Space…

Cirque founder’s space trip called ‘poetic social mission’

The Canadian founder of Cirque du Soleil blasted off in a Russian Soyuz spaceship from Kazakhstan…

‘Clown’ takes giant leap into space

The billionaire founder of the Cirque du Soleil blasted off into orbit on a Russian rocket…

Moon likely has water: space experts

Three major studies and a new NASA expedition are all pointing to a strong chance that…

India launches seven satellites: space agency

India successfully launched seven satellites including six from foreign countries on Wednesday, officials said, underlining the…

‘Quiet’ sun can also hit Earth with wild winds

The sun can lash the Earth with powerful winds that can disrupt communications, aviation and power…

Europe’s ‘Big Bang’ space telescope off to good start

A revolutionary space telescope designed to peek into the remnants of the "Big Bang" that created…

Venus may have been a water world, space congress told

Venus is characterised today as the planet from hell yet may have been closer to a…

Scientists say “super-Earth” has rocky surface

Detailed data about the smallest planet ever found outside our solar system suggest it is a…