A UK-built, six-ton satellite was successfully launched into space yesterday from a converted oil rig.Inmarsat-4, which was assembled in Stevenage … Continue reading

People’s fascination with the Red Planet was clearly shown last night when more than 600 turned up for a Mars, … Continue reading

A Chinese company calling itself the Lunar Embassy has been shut down for selling land on the moon.The interplanetary estate … Continue reading

Beagle mastermind Colin Pillinger today launched a fresh bid to land a UK probe on Mars and look for life.The … Continue reading

Astronomers yesterday warned night owls to watch out for some extra brilliant fireworks in the sky as the Earth collides … Continue reading

Scientists have zoomed in on a massive black hole that is gobbling up stars at the centre of our galaxy, … Continue reading

Astronomers have spotted the faint glow of what they believe to be the very first stars created in the universe.They … Continue reading

A JAPANESE spacecraft was today due to land a probe on an asteroid in the first stage of a mission … Continue reading

The Hubble space telescope has discovered TWO new moons around the distant planet Pluto.They were snapped in pictures taken a … Continue reading

HALLOWE’EN revellers will get a real treat tonight when Mars shines down like a brilliant pumpkin.The planet will be the … Continue reading

Nasa has revealed its Armageddon-style contingency plans to deflect a giant asteroid that threatens to hit the Earth.The quarter-mile-wide rock … Continue reading

THE man who saved Doctor Who, Russell T Davies, has a favourite story.Earlier this year, paramedics were called to a … Continue reading