Excited scientists have announced a big first for space exploration - the first planet that may have a watery atmosphere that could support life like that of Earth.
The catchy named K2-18b may be the first world outside the Solar...
The successful launch of billionaire Elon Musk’s Falcon Heavy is signalling a new era in space exploration.
The Falcon Heavy is the first space vehicle with reusable rockets.
Just after take-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, two of the three rockets clamped...
Finding a planet with all the boxes ticked to support human life is not as easy as it would seem in a universe full of choice.
And the unlikely star of TV’s Game of Thrones has had a big say...
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has triggered a new space race with the successful launch and recovery of his rockets.
Commercial firms are funding research and exploration.
Bigelow Space Operations is the latest firm to announce firing space stations for scientific and...
The anniversary of the launch of the Earth’s first man-made satellite that triggered the space race has passed with barely a whimper.
Sputnik 1 was fired into orbit on October 4, 1957.
Sputnik – which loosely translates from the Russian as...
Scientists suspect humans may never colonise Mars as killer chemicals on the planet's surface pose a danger to life from Earth.
The chemicals – compounds called perchlorates – are strewn across the surface of the red planet.
Tests have shown that...
Satellites transmitting data with laser technology are at the forefront of a new superfast network sending high definition images back to Earth from space.
The European Space Agency is sending satellites into high orbit to beam information gathered by other...
The longest ever national Football League suspension has been handed out to Cleveland Browns’ defensive end Myles Garrett after a shameful attack on an...
It’s fast becoming impossible for ordinary voters to know which politicians to believe.
The days of honest statesmen brokering deals behind closed doors in smoke...
