Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost

The rocket, which took off from a site north of Chennai, places two satellites in orbit.

Peggy Whitson has spent 675 days in space, more than any other American. Here's how it affected her body.

Many stars in our galaxy exist in pairs. Now scientists are finding clues that our Sun may once have had a companion of its own. The question is, where did it go?

Astronauts on the International Space Station send a festive message from orbit, some 250 miles (400km) above Earth.

Nasa says that the astronauts stuck on the space station will have to wait even longer to get home.

India tested its first analog space mission in the Himalayan mountains of Ladakh.

The Geminids are an astronomical highlight of the year, creating a spectacular show of shooting stars every December. Scientists are now starting to understand where they came from.