
Earth-like alien world looms into view through Kepler telescope
23 July 2015
The alien planet is a rocky world circling a sun-like star at a distance that should allow it to carry liquid water

23 July 2015
The alien planet is a rocky world circling a sun-like star at a distance that should allow it to carry liquid water

23 July 2015
Bigger and more complicated games have spawned a new way of playing – where finding and sharing images is more important than completing a mission

22 July 2015
Early images taken by New Horizons of the dwarf planet's surface mean we have to rethink how the planet was formed

22 July 2015
For many, New Horizons was a labour of love. Photographer Michael Soluri had exclusive access to the team throughout the mission – from early designs to the historic fly-by

17 July 2015
Data downloaded from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in the past few days has revealed strange terrain, a large atmosphere and yet more mysteries on Pluto

17 July 2015
Stars vibrate like musical instruments, a property that tells us about their insides – and that could reveal gigantic gravitational waves

15 July 2015
The first high-resolution photos of the dwarf planet's surface are stunning - but they are nothing like we expected

15 July 2015
From ice to ionised nitrogen and even a heart, NASA's already uncovering "mouth-watering" science about the dwarf planet

15 July 2015
After a nine-year journey, the New Horizons spacecraft has finally reached Pluto and phoned home to report it is in good health

13 July 2015
The flood of images of the last outpost in the solar system is about to begin – here are some of the spectacular previews