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All countries in the world invited to join on the China Space Station

It should be ready by the mid-2020s.

NASA explains how one of its cameras melted during rocket launch

Watch this brave camera's last moments as it gets engulfed in flames.

Scientists observe 'black widow' pulsar in unprecedented resolution

A rapidly rotating star is consuming a helpless brown dwarf, and scientists are recording the event in excruciating detail.

Pluto might have been formed by a billion comets

Pluto just got weirder.

NOAA's newest, most sophisticated satellite can't keep itself cool enough to work properly

Fingers crossed that the NOAA guys can remotely fix their flagship satellite.

Curiosity Rover is back to drilling Martian rocks -- and this is really important

NASA engineers had to invent a new clever technique.

New evidence backs up existence of mysterious 'Planet Nine' in the outer solar system

An elusive planet ten times more massive than Earth may be lurking in the outer fringes of the solar system.

China launches satellite, prepares for unprecedented landing on Dark Side of the Moon

"Come to the dark side" the Moon, presumably, told China. China decided to go.

Saturn's tiny moons? It's all ravioli and collisions

A story of "crash boom bang" around Saturn, with a pasta topping.

Astronomers find the first permanent "immigrant" in our solar system

I don't think any wall can keep this guy out.

Astronomers discover the fastest-growing black hole we've ever known

It's the hungriest thing we've ever seen.

New, powerful laser system proposed for the International Space Station's defense

The station is in serious peril from all the junk we've left in orbit.

NASA wants to send a tiny helicopter along with the next 2020 rover mission

It will allow scientists to explore Mars like they could only imagine until now.

NASA shuttle finds evidence of water plumes on Europa -- sparking more hopes signs of life

This could be huge for our search of extraterrestrial life.

"Exiled" asteroid shouldn't be where it is

How did it get there?

These NASA researchers think Pluto is planet, but our definitions are 'bullshit' -- so they want to change them

I've never given up on you, Pluto.

Mock lunar dust kills cultured cells, alters DNA -- raising concerns about the real thing's toxicity

Dust 2.no.

Cloud-free exoplanet provides best evidence of sodium in planets outside our solar system so far

A cloudless exoplanet has become a benchmark for astronomers to gauge sodium content in alien worlds.

Astronomers find helium in exoplanet's atmosphere for the first time

It took abnormally look considering helium is the 2nd most abundant element in the universe.

NASA lander will study 'Marsquakes'

The quakes will help scientists learn more about Mars' interior.

Salty, subglacial lakes in Canada could be key for studying aliens

This would allow us to gain a new understanding of extraterrestrial life.

NASA and ESA team up to bring Martian soil back home

A great partnership for a great goal.

Despite their violent impacts, asteroids could still deposit water on Earth

Ever wondered where the water you drink truly comes from?

Recently found exoplanet is so dark, it absorbs 99% of incoming light

It's like a Vantablack planet!

Flock of 14 colliding galaxies set to become the largest structure in the universe

It's quite possibly one of the most massive objects in the universe.

Scientists complete most precise star map, revealing hidden details in our galaxy

An incredibly fruitful mission sheds new secrets about the Milky Way.

Watch: real footage of cosmic particle 'snow' on comet 67P

Literally out of this world.

Breaking: Uranus smells like farts

An astronaut in the midst of Uranus' top clouds would be able to smell a rotten egg-like stench -- if he didn't die first.

What if we're not the first advanced civilization on Earth -- How would we know?

This is not about conspiracy theories, but a legitimate scientific concern.

Scientists find diamonds forged deep within a lost, ancient planet of the early solar system

Pieces of an ancient planet formed long before Earth shed their secrets.

Football field-sized asteroid makes close flyby past Earth -- and no one saw it coming

Close call!

If we don't hurry, the life we find on Mars might be from Earth

The clock is ticking.

China will grow flowers, potatoes, and silkworm on the dark side of the Moon

A Chinese garden on the Moon -- it almost sounds too crazy to be true.

Meet TESS -- the new exoplanets detective

NASA's future planet hunter has arrived -- and it's set for glory.

This is our Sun, in three different wavelengths

A trio of beautiful, and very useful images.

Dark matter may be a manifestation of extremely advanced alien life, researchers suggest

Probably the most interesting you're going to read today.

NASA's stunning, 4K 'Tour of the Moon' is just as good as visiting the place -- if not better

Eye candy galore.

Gecko-inspired adhesive allows robots to grip wider range of objects

The new gripper can grasp almost anything from pipes to porous rocks. Its primary application might be space.

Hubble snaps amazing photo of Einstein Ring phenomenon

The best kind of ring there is.

NASA is sending sperm to the ISS -- here's why

The first step to making spacebabies is to know if we can actually do it.

NASA Explores the Use of Robotic Bees on Mars

Marsbees could cover a lot more ground on the Red Planet than sluggish rovers.

Dark matter might not interact with anything other than gravity

Scientists are left in the dark again.

Phosphorus -- a crucial ingredient for life -- might be a lot less common in the universe than we thought

The odds of finding alien life are getting slimmer by the day.

Why Stephen Hawking Was Afraid of Aliens

"Meeting an advanced civilization could be like Native Americans encountering Columbus," he said.

Scientists make most precise measurements of antimatter -- but only deepen mystery

Hydrogen and anti-hydrogen are unremarkably the same.

Astronomers discover a clump of black holes around our galaxy's center

For the first time, astronomers have managed to confirm the existence of a black hole population surrounding the core of our galaxy.

Could life be hiding in the clouds on Venus?

You wouldn't be wrong to call it 'hot' real estate.

Astronomers find the most distant star ever, looking through a galactic magnifying glass

The findings might help piece together the evolution of the universe.

X-Rays could sterilise alien planets that would be otherwise habitable

It's a small chance, but having a small chance of something wiping out all of life on a planet still seems like too much.

Gravitational waves might be created at the centre of most galaxies

Looks like we can expect more gravitational waves in the near future.

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