Gravity Waves Might Be Lighting Up Venus’ Atmosphere
Metal asteroid and Trojans selected for next NASA missions
The US space agency will send probes to metallic asteroid Psyche and the mysterious Trojans that flank Jupiter in the 2020s
Large asteroid impacts may be rare, but we should be prepared
It would be wise to heed calls to build a dedicated rocket primed to defend Earth against a large incoming asteroid or comet, says Geraint Lewis
Cosmic dust grains found on city rooftops for the first time
Sifting through muck trapped in roof gutters in Paris, Oslo and Berlin yielded 500 tiny particles from the birth of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago
ESA approves 2020 ExoMars rover despite crash earlier this year
Putting aside the dramatic loss of the Schiaparelli lander in October and concerns about cost, ESA member states voted to go ahead with the next part of the life-hunting ExoMars mission
Moon-dust cake mix shows moon may have had water from the start
Early moon geology recreated in the lab suggests water was there to begin with, not added later by comets
Window to hell: Io’s strongest volcano changes face as we watch
The innermost moon of Jupiter is in an almost constant state of eruption - and its most persistent volcano, Loki Patera, keeps an unsteady rhythm
First ever lightning-mapping satellite set for take off
The US's latest weather satellite, due to launch 19 November, will be the first to watch lightning continuously, as well as monitor the sun and space weather
Monday’s bright supermoon will be closest to Earth in 68 years
Here's what you need to know about Monday night's supermoon, when the full moon will be the closest to Earth it gets at any point in its orbit
I watched a rover search for ancient life on Mars – I mean, Utah
The UK Space Agency is test-driving the hunt for life on Mars by remotely operating a rover in the US and beaming back data from its search