Nasa intends to follow the International Space Station programme with astronaut visits to an asteroid by 2025 and to Mars about a decade later.

Despite the collision, which occurred above the east coast of Madagascar, the satellite seemed to be holding its course.

An Ecuadoran satellite launched last month could collide with the remains of a Russian rocket, the country's civilian space agency warned.

If there were any doubt that Britain's first official astronaut could be cool under pressure, he proved it in the face of weirdly aggressive questioning.

Twelve days on the seabed, a week in a cave, lessons in Russian... the gruelling training regime of Britain’s new astronaut.

Most of the 45 mice sent into orbit - along with the gerbils and 15 newts - died on the mission, which nevertheless returned with useful data.

Neutron star system comes into focus thanks to giant telescope’s forerunner.

Baker Eric Lanlard, who is to appear at the Good Food & Wine Show, will be the first chef to go into space.

A capsule filled with animals returned from a month's mission in orbit with data scientists hope will pave the way for a manned flight to Mars.

The explosion was the biggest seen since Nasa began watching the moon for meteoroid impacts about eight years ago.