Space biology

Mobility

Homes for alien life? Two moons of Uranus ‘may harbour active oceans’

Astrobiologists believe moons with active oceans could be potential homes for alien life.

22/03/2023

World News

Good News: Space travel promises many advances for humans

These are five feel-good news stories to feel optimistic and cheer up the weekend

03/12/2022

Culture news

Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’: how do you see aliens?

Jordan Peele’s new film 'Nope' has begun its international rollout in most European territories this month. But beyond impressive box-office numbers, there’s another reason to get excited about 'Nope': the way it portrays aliens.

18/08/2022

Mobility

Unusual ridges could be sign of liquid water on Jupiter's ice moon

The existence of water closer to the surface of Europa could make potential alien life easier to find.

20/04/2022

Mobility

Why French students and Thomas Pesquet are getting excited about Blobs

Better known as "slime mould," 500-million-year-old Blob is now under the microscope of thousands of students and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

11/10/2021

Mobility

500 million-year-old 'Blob' that can think is being blasted into space

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet will be experimenting with how the curious organism behaves in zero-gravity on the International Space Station.

09/08/2021

USA

Moon mission memorabilia up for auction amid anniversary celebrations

Artefacts from the historic mission to put men on the moon are going up for auction amid celebrations to mark its 50th anniversary.

13/07/2019

China

Chinese researchers sprout seeds on the moon for first time ever

Cotton seeds transported to the moon earlier this month have sprouted, Chinese researchers have said

15/01/2019

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The sky is no limit: Your space questions answered at #Ask Space

From what happens to space junk to the practicalities of voyaging to Mars, #AskSpace provides answers to your most burning questions about outer space.

29/05/2018

World News

Geminids reach a celestial climax

Star Wars is not the only event in happening in the heavens at the moment.

13/12/2017

Netherlands

Dutch lab gives birth to ‘Martian’ worms

The discovery has boosted hopes for future farming on the red planet

04/12/2017

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Here's what E.T. could actually look like

Aliens may be more like us than we think, according to evolutionary biology.

07/11/2017

Russia

60 years on - Laika the dog in space

In 1957 the space race was on between the Soviet Union and the US, but it was the Russians who managed to send the first living thing into orbit

03/11/2017

Sci-Tech

A worm went to space and came back with two heads. Why?

A regenerating worm from Earth has come back from the International Space Station with two heads, a shock finding that may have significant implications for advanced health care for humans.

28/06/2017

World News

Water on Jupiter's moon Europa? But why should I care?

27/09/2016

World News

Microbes and the meaning of life?

Researchers in Japan are hoping microbes from Space could hold the secret to the origins of life on Earth.

21/09/2016

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ESA Astronaut trainer André Rosenberger explains how you get fit for space

15/08/2015

USA

Astronauts take one giant leaf for mankind with space lettuce

It’s a meal that’s literally out of this world. Astronauts have sunk their teeth into food entirely grown in space for the first time. The lettuce

11/08/2015

World News

ISS astronauts poised to eat lettuce grown in space

10/08/2015

World News

[Gallery] Astronaut's stunning pictures of Europe from space

15/06/2015