A team of scientists from Georgia Tech have come up with a new explanation for how ice forms on Mercury despite scorching surface temperatures that can reach 750 degrees Fahrenheit.

With at least 164 countries battle coronavirus, NASA experts say the ISS is the safest place because of the agency's health stabilization program that ensures the crew is not infected before they board.

Researchers from Colombia University found that the level of carbon monoxide, produced from vehicle emissions, had fallen by nearly 50 per cent.

In Antarctica, meanwhile, ice has continued to melt from both the Amundsen Sea Embayment and the Antarctic Peninsula, satellite gravity measurements have revealed.

Despite dramatic drops in fumes over cities in Italy, Spain and China it is too early to know if a long-term change has been made in the levels of nitrogen dioxide in quarantined areas.

Retired astronaut Scott Kelly (pictured) spent a total of 520 days on the space station, with his longest mission lasting 340 days from from March 27, 2015 to March 1, 2016.

Adult human stem cells have been sent to the International Space Station (ISS) this week to explore how low gravity affects the growth of human tissue.

Appearing on GMB via video link from his home in Houston, Scott Kelly - who spent 520 days on the International Space Station - said that routine is essential while families are on lockdown.

NASA analyzing data from the Voyager 2's 1986 visit to Uranus and found the magnetic bubble surrounding the planet is allowing bits of its atmosphere to leak into space.

NASA has announced a new research mission that will send small satellites into orbit to study solar particle storms, which can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth and disrupt the electrical grid.

Nasa's Earth Observatory has opened up an archive of pictures of Earth taken from space and is asking the public to vote for the winner in a knock-out-style competition.

NASA astronauts showed off the ISS crew's workout equipment that includes a vacuum system similar to free-weights, a treadmill and a stationary bike without a seat or handlebars.

NASA has released a detailed plan for an 'Artemis Base Camp' that will be home to first woman and next man on the moon in 2024, which will help the crew prepare for the journey to Mars.

Some conspiracy theorists who believe that 5G is helping to spread the coronavirus, have taken to burning 5G communication towers (pictured). This theory has been spread by a bizarre group.

Nellie had been going 'crazy' for bubbles when the 'fluke' photo was taken in Romford, East London. NASA responded saying: 'That's one small boop for the pup, one giant boop for pupkind.'

The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory team continue to explore red planet despite not being able to go into their California office or use high-end workstations.

NASA has finally revealed the name of its Mars 2020 rover. Called Perseverance, the rover's title was picked from a contest that received 28,000 entries from young students.

NASA and SpaceX set May 27 for when human spaceflight will return to the US. The mission will send two astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon to the ISS for the first time since 2011.

Researchers from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center found that it must have formed in the outer edges of its original star system - known as Kruger 60.

The lunar map, called the Unified Geologic Map of the Moon, has been created by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute.

Researchers at the University of Washington examined data from two space lasers that were able to make the most precise measurements of the ice sheets to date.

NASA 's Artemis mission has turned into a space race between billionaires, as Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX have been chosen to develop human landing systems for mission.

Space X's final parachute test passed with flying colors ahead of its launch in May It will be the US's first manned in nearly nine years.

Actor Tom Cruise and Elon Musk's SpaceX are working on a project with NASA to shoot an action film in outer space. The movie would be the first narrative feature film to be shot in outer space.

NASA has confirmed Tom Cruise and Elon Musk's SpaceX are working on a project to shoot a film in outer space on board the International Space Station.

The small study focused on six patients with confirmed COVID-19 and that had suffered a stroke caused by the sudden loss of blood circulation to the brain.

Some Chinese auto manufacturers have begun offering new design features they promise will help limit the transmission of bacteria and viruses in their vehicles, including Sars-CoV-2.

Anne Carter, a canine scientist at Nottingham Trent University and co-author of the study, wants dogs to be trained to walk on a loose lead or in a harness to prevent choking.

The feature is planned for the US, but 'similar markets' will also see the feature introduced, it is believed. Exact timings and locations for its roll-out have not been revealed.

Scientists say they've discovered an antibody that blocks infection by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus behind the current global health crisis.

Data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) shows ridges with freshly exposed bedrock on the moon's surface, leading experts to believe the moon has an active tectonic system.

About the size of a postage stamp, the soft, flexible patch sits at the base of the throat and uses sensors to measure vitals in order to determine if you have coronavirus before symptoms emerge.

The International Fact-Checkers Network (IFCN) said it will launch a bot on the popular messaging service WhatsApp that allows users to query terms like 'masks' or 'coronavirus symptoms.'

Life for crabeater seals in the Antarctic could get even more difficult in the coming years, as climate change and commercial fishing make krill, their main food source, more scarce.

Experts studying a grassland preserve in Kansas discovered that its grasshopper numbers have fallen by more than 30 per cent over the last two decades.

Studying anonymised patient records, UK researchers found that having abnormally small red blood cells appeared to double the risk of developing cancer within the next year.

Apple revealed in March that its Worldwide Developers Conference would be hosted online, but has announced the official date - June 22. The event will be free to the public this year.

BleepingComputer reports GoDaddy has informed customers that an 'unauthorized individual' had gained access to login information of the company's hosting accounts.

New DNA testing has revealed that a prized variety of grapes called petit manseng, used to make a number of popular Australian wines, have actually been mislabeled for decades.

Scientists have developed an environmentally friendly plasma-powered jet engine that needs just air and electricity to propel itself forward rather than fossil fuels.

Stanford professor Scott Hubbard said in an interview that NASA must adopt 'planetary protection' to keep alien viruses from returning from the human Mars mission and contaminating Earth.

McLaren have given Formula One fans their take on what the future of the sport looks like as they presented the 2050: the MCLExtreme, a futuristic race car built and designed for the future.

The largely intact Styracosaurus skull has wonky horns and was discovered by then graduate student Scott Persons in 2015 in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada.

Black Friday fever is almost upon us, and this year online retailer Amazon is rolling out the deals a whole week early in what will be its 'biggest ever' event.

Over the past 20 years, experts from Durham University have been studying the remains of 110 Anglo-Saxons found buried in the dunes near the Northumberland castle.

NASA Mars 2020 mission is set to explore the Jezero crater, which scientists have now determined is littered with hydrated silica and carbonates - two elements that could hold signs of microbial life.

A 2016 discovery that the Tullimonstrum had a stiffened rod of cartilage saw Tully classified as a predatory vertebrate - now University College Cork researchers believe the grouping was wrong.

After connectivity issues with the Disney+ during its launch yesterday, Vizio has announced it's working on an update for its SmartCast TVs that could help some users access the service.

Building off of a concept introduced by physicist Gerard O'Neill - who Bezos himself studied under during his time at Princeton - the Blue Origin founder outlined habitats that could hold cities.

NASA is investigating how best to respond to the possibility of an asteroid or a comet colliding with Earth in fictional situations.