Prof Steve Furber, one of the UK's computer pioneers, takes a look at the future of artificial brains.

The Cassini spacecraft returns some remarkable new close-up images of the Saturnian moon Enceladus.

Funding for UK-led science instruments on a flagship European Mars mission will be cut by 25% during their key development phase.

The creator of DNA fingerprinting heads the shortlist for the prestigious Millennium Technology Prize.

The destruction of a rogue spy satellite by the US military has stoked concerns about a new arms race in space.

Engineers working on Europe's space station re-supply truck are aiming to have it ready for launch in February.

Industrial groups in Europe are about to look in detail at ideas for a new launch system to put humans in space.

Deep Impact - the mission to crash a projectile into a comet - has a blurry camera, US space agency officials say.

The Huygens spacecraft is set to begin the final leg of its journey to Saturn's moon, Titan.

Some of the most striking images of Titan sent back by the Cassini spacecraft

A new virus is piggybacking on the machines infected by the MyDoom.O bug.

Windows users are being urged to update their PCs after critical flaws were found in some Microsoft programs.

Dr Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society, describes the organisation's remarkable project to build Mars bases on Earth and the experience this will give astronauts when they go to explore the Red Planet for real.

Computer security flaws mean that moving to an e-voting system would be a disaster, argues technology analyst Bill Thompson.

Some lawyers argue that Iraq's breach of existing UN resolutions could provide justification for war if a new UN resolution proves elusive.

The chief weapons inspector begins to update the Security Council on Iraq, as the US piles on pressure for a resolution authorising war.

Extracts from the revised resolution on Iraq voted through at the United Nations Security Council on 8 November.

Europe is spending £31m on a new generation of spacecraft designed to be cheaper and "more intelligent".

A power cut which led to disruption at a Scottish prison also caused problems for hospitals and householders.

The Swedish subsidiary of the automotive group General Motors will go from launching five cars in 50 years to one model every year.