Nasa chronicles 'violent dance' on face of the sun - video

Video Wed 24 Apr, AT 15:23

Three years of images have been turned into a time-lapse film showing sun spots and flares

Asteroid

Giant asteroid set to give Earth a 'record-setting close shave'

One-Minute Read Mon 4 Feb, AT 14:17

Asteroid weighing 130,000 tonnes to pass planet on 15 February close enough to strike a satellite

Black marble: the Earth at night - new pictures from Nasa

Black marble, earth by night

Scientists baffled by huge black hole discovered in tiny galaxy

First Post Thu 29 Nov, AT 15:17

'This is a really oddball galaxy,' says astronomer of findings that might force revolution in galaxy evolution theories

How can planet with four suns exist? Astronomers' latest puzzle

One-Minute Read Tue 16 Oct, AT 15:14

Amateur planet hunters find new world, PH1, the first of its kind ever seen

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012 – pictures

M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

Black holes and 'hot-dogs' uncovered by Nasa telescope

One-Minute Read Thu 30 Aug, AT 14:17

'Wise' telescope sees through veil of space dust to discover hot galaxies and supermassive black holes

Pictures of Mars taken by Nasa's Curiosity rover

Picture of Mount Sharp on Mars taken by Nasa Curiosity Rover

Nasa delight as rover Curiosity touches down on Mars

One-Minute Read Mon 6 Aug, AT 08:54

Sophisticated lab has landed safely on the red planet and is already sending back data

X-37B(OTV-2)

Top secret US spaceplane touches down, but what has it been up to?

First Post Mon 18 Jun, AT 14:58

US Air Force's X-37B lands after a 15-month mission amid speculation that it has been spying on the Chinese space station

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