Space Research

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Saturn is losing its iconic rings at ‘worst-case scenario’ rate, Nasa reveals

Voyager 2 leaves solar system after 41-year trip

‘Pint-sized’ Scottish satellites launched into orbit

InSight spacecraft begins life on Mars

Nasa spacecraft has Mars landing ‘InSight’

Ethiopian space agency to launch first satellite in 2019

ISS bacterial traces should be monitored to minimise astronaut risk

Mars 2020 landing site finally chosen after exhaustive five-year search

UK’s first Spaceport receives crucial backing of Scottish crofters

Lasers could signal to aliens 20,000 light years away

Hubble telescope captures image of smiley face in space

Belfast boost with electric space thrust

Mission over for planet-hunting Kepler space telescope

Gravitational wave detector may shed light on dark matter

UK-built spaceship prepares to set sail for Mercury

Plant hormone may be the key to farming in space

Robots, harpoons and nets: how we’ll clear our orbital rubbish

First moon outside Solar System discovered 8,000 light years away

Human stomach presents major obstacle to deep space travel

Key suspect stars identified in origin mystery of asteroid space invader

Nasa’s planet-hunting satellite discovers its first two alien worlds

ExoMars warns of radiation risks for Mars astronauts

British-built satellite launched to monitor the oceans

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