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California’s forest fires and vehicle emissions are highlighted in strong reds

The British astronaut is not the first to question whether the universe was created by a higher power

Launch delayed by technical problem before space agency briefly loses contact with the star-bound rocket

Parker Solar Probe, which launches this week, will fly closer to the Sun that any man-made object in history

Former ISS commander claims technology to put humans on red plane has existed since 1960s

‘Unprecedented’ dust storm has engulfed the red planet for past two weeks

Payload includes two Nasa satellites that will track Earth’s water cycle

Andrew Feustel was confused by the device’s ‘No SD’ warning

Space agency’s new boss says the two missions are far from incompatible

The spacecraft will lift off tomorrow on a six-month journey to the red planet

Scientists to examine how samples react in low gravity to see if conception could happen in space

Engineers say ‘warning signs’ indicate craft has only a few months left

Nuclear-armed satellite could save humanity from annihilation by giant space rock

Star Trek’s William Shatner urges fans to join US space agency’s ‘voyage of extreme exploration’

Compact system designed to sustain long-term human colonisation

In Depth: Donald Trump’s new directive aims to put humans back on the Moon for the first time since 1972

Scientists have used artificial intelligence to discover an eighth planet circling a distant star

Rare space rock could provide clues about where we came from

Scientists say the pineapple plant improves air quality throughout the night

Revolutionary experiment - or one man’s crazy vanity project?

Two firms will develop new air traffic control system to help new ride-sharing project take off

Probe set to self-destruct with plunge towards Saturn after 20 years in space

Whitson's 665 cumulative days in space are the most of any Nasa astronaut in history

'Svelte and tight' suit could be worn by astronauts travelling to the International Space Station

Eclipse-chasers primed for 'most- watched' solar eclipse in history

Spacecraft completes first ultra-close dive near planet as end of its mission approaches

GhanaSat-1 puts the tiny west African nation in competition with Nasa and the Chinese

Space agency offers $187,000 post protecting the world from alien microbes

More than 3,800 entries capture sights from across the universe

Both 'virtual and augmented reality' will be used to build a full-size prototype for the space habitat

2014 J025 is nearly a mile wide and is hurtling through space at 73mph

Seven Earth-like planets found orbiting 'ultracool dwarf star' star known as Trappist-1

The storied Speedmaster is already available in several different flavours - and Omega has now unveiled another

A tribute to the late American astronaut and his outstanding accomplishments

Today the full moon is closer to Earth than it has been for 60 years

US President to meet scientists, engineers and students this week to 'dream up ways to find the next frontiers'