The faster you can get a crew to Mars, the better - but conventional propulsion systems may not be up to the task.
Treasure seekers had been attempting to find a golden owl statuette that had been hidden all the way back in 1993.
Back in the 1930s, a photographer decided to create a series of fake images pertaining to an invasion of giant grasshoppers.
Back in 1976, Timothy Cleve Abbott suffered a cardiac arrest and had an experience that he would never forget.
It is perhaps ironic that Earth's deadliest weapons of mass destruction could potentially save us all from catastrophe.
The ancient seed, which was found in the desert decades ago, has grown into a healthy tree.
The Moon will be joined by a second natural satellite for a short time beginning this Sunday.
Color-blind artist Neil Harbisson became a cyborg when he had an implant fitted that enabled him to 'hear' colors.
Scientists have spent the last six years investigating Antarctica's Thwaites glacier and the outlook is not good.
The author and researcher will be delving once again into the world of alternative history.
The surprisingly clear image, which was captured over the city of Xiamen, has been circulating social media in recent days.
If someone out there is using a Star Trek-style warp drive, there may be a way for us to detect it from here on Earth.
The Harvard astrophysicist believes that we may find trash from alien civilizations within the vicinity of the Earth.
Around one year ago, an unexplained signal was picked up on monitoring stations around the world.
The image is part of a series of photographs taken of a strange, illuminated sphere-shaped object spotted over the country.
The annual prize is given out to research projects that 'first make people laugh, and then make them think.'
The SpaceX CEO has stated on social media that manned missions to Mars will start very soon indeed.
Here on Earth we take day and night for granted, but such a cycle might not even exist on some planets.
This fascinating and profound audio piece is literally a musical manifestation of astronomical data.
A major new collaborative effort has been launched in the hope of looking further afield for aliens than ever before.