Life
First neighbouring planets that are both life-friendly
The Kepler space telescope has revealed three worlds suited to life – two are in one solar system, so any inhabitants could already have found each other
News
Space
International Space Station to get 787-style batteries
News
Space
Obama will reveal $100-million plan to seize asteroid
News
Life
Rover finds first life-friendly environment on Mars
News
Space
Mars trip to use astronaut poo as radiation shield
News
Health
Stem cells aboard SpaceX will seed mice back on Earth
News
Space
NASA buys blow-up habitat for space station astronauts
News
Life
Van-sized space rock is a cosmic oddball
News
Space
NASA GRAIL mission ends with twin moon smashes
News
Space
‘Magnetic highway’ found at solar system’s edge
NASA's Voyager 1 has detected a zone where charged particles can race along magnetic field lines linking the solar system with interstellar space
News
Space
Heavy hydrogen excess hints at Martian vapour loss
News
Space
Curiosity finds carbon – but is it from Mars?
News
Space
Messenger finds hints of ice at Mercury’s poles
News
Space
The moon is still waiting for visitors
Opinion