New maps of the "oldest light" in the Universe will be released shortly by the European Space Agency, providing new information on the origin and evolution of the cosmos.

The Opportunity rover is studying the most ancient rocks it has yet seen on Mars - and they resemble those found by its cousin Curiosity.

A rat may have caused this week's power outage at Japan's tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, says the company which runs it.

Authorities in Chile investigate the death of thousands of prawns and other shellfish that turned red a beach in Coronel, about 530km of Santiago.

A team recovers two F-1 rocket engines from Apollo-era rockets from the Atlantic seafloor, intending to restore them and put them on display.

A student at Matthew Moss High School, Rochdale, interviewed Oxford University’s Dr Robert Simpson about Voyager's continued exploration of space beyond our solar system.