New Horizons Update: Spacecraft takes inside course for Ultima Thule rendezvous

With no apparent hazards in its way, NASA’s mission has been given a “go” to stay on its optimal path to the Kuiper Belt Object

Astronomers find new evidence for Pluto’s ancient glaciation

This latest research focuses on one of the most enigmatic landforms yet seen on the dwarf planet Pluto

A group of students have been scrutinising the Andromeda galaxy using new techniques in the hope to find any signal of intelligent life

The director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute tells us what would happen if a signal were to be found

The tranquil conditions of the Moon’s orbit don’t apply to Pluto’s small natural satellites

Recent data collected by the Kepler space telescope has shown that the star, informally known as Tabby’s Star, is exhibiting strange behaviour

Images of the tiny moon – and sent back to Earth this week – complete the family portrait of the dwarf planet’s moons

The hunt for intelligent life in the universe has just been given a brand new boost

The SETI Institute’s Dr Seth Shostak tells us what will happen if we detect an alien signal

We take a look at where SETI is in its search for extraterrestrial life

Is there a procedure to announce the discovery of intelligent extraterrestrial life?