The British physicist, who gained international acclaim for his work on black holes, was laid to rest during a service at London’s Westminster Abbey. Continue reading →

Capturing video footage of a space walk was foiled when the SD card was left back in the International Space Station. Continue reading →

An asteroid that’s estimated to be the size of the Statue of Liberty will narrowly miss Earth as it passes by on May 15. Continue reading →

NASA is planning to send a tiny autonomous helicopter to Mars on its next rover mission to the red planet. Continue reading →

A University of Saskatchewan-led space design team has been chosen by the Canadian Space Agency to prepare a research satellite for launch. Continue reading →

NASA’s newest planet-hunting spacecraft is back on the pad for another shot at launch. Continue reading →

Fragments of a meteorite that fell to Earth about a decade ago provide compelling evidence of a lost planet that once roamed our solar system, according to a study published Tuesday. Continue reading →

If all goes well, NASA will soon have a new set of eyes watching the cosmos — and this planet-hunter will be focusing on worlds much closer to our own. Continue reading →

Infrared mapping cameras onboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft have beamed back new images of Jupiter’s north pole, revealing nine cyclones that appear more like lava flows. Continue reading →

Virgin Galactic’s new spaceship climbed at supersonic speed over California’s Mojave Desert on Thursday in the company’s first powered flight since the fatal crash of its original rocketship in 2014. Continue reading →