The formal test programme has begun on the technologies required to detect gravitational waves in space.

NASA, the US space agency, together with Lima's International Potato Center (CIP) is conducting the pioneering experiment to determine whether potatoes are fit to grow on Mars.

If you have ever struggled getting hold of a spare part for an appliance, consider the astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), where deliveries are not exactly regular, and postage is rather extortionate.

A new photograph of galaxy NGC 4889 looks peaceful from such a great distance, but it’s actually home to one of the biggest black holes that astronomers have ever identified, reports Yahoo Tech.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has today released a new 360-degree video which gives a virtual tour of the Martian surface, reports the Tech Crunch. The video has been created by stitching together the images taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover on December 18th, 2015.

Europe begins to roll out a data superhighway in orbit above the Earth. The first node in the network is a telecommunications satellite that was launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

The colossal impact that created the moon may have spawned the cosmic mashup between the rocks that ultimately became Earth and its lunar neighbor, Space.com reports quoting researchers.

A bright orange zinnia has blossomed aboard the International Space Station, marking a first in space. "First flower even grown in space makes...

Scientists in the US make detailed 3D maps of the cavities carved by comet dust in blocks of foam carried by Nasa's Stardust spacecraft.

For decades, astronomers observe the space around black holes for the occasional flare of light, signaling that a cosmic feeding is underway.

UK astronaut Tim Peake thanks the thousands of people around the world who sent him a good luck message, as he spends his first weekend in space.

US astronaut Scott Kelly touches a new milestone remaining away from Earth for the longest period in his single mission in the space.

An image of Kerberos, one of the two tiny moons of Pluto, is finally been returned by the US space agency's New Horizons probe.

Scientists determines that the sub-surface body of water on the Saturnian moon Enceladus must be far more extensive than first thought.