This brand new branch of the US military will aim to establish American dominance in outer space.
Scientists have put forward the possibility that what we think of as a black hole may be something else entirely.
Scientists have revealed that giant hogweed has spread to Virginia and can now be found in at least eight US states.
Performance artist Mike Parr has emerged after spending 72 hours buried within a coffin-like box.
Bystanders ran for cover as a freak gust sent two toilets flying through the air at a park in Colorado this week.
A long-running mystery concerning an unexplained glow in parts of the night sky has finally been solved.
Tapes containing data recorded on the Moon back in the 1970s have helped to solve a long-running mystery.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has hinted at having astronauts run around the BFR like in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Astronomers have found a solar system 160 light years away with three planets roughly the size of our own.
This remarkable footage shows a seemingly enormous Moon disappearing rapidly beneath the horizon.
A recently released photograph appears to confirm the existence of a secretive Chinese drone project.
French long distance swimmer Ben Lecomte has set off in a bid to become the first person ever to swim the Pacific.
It appears as though the space agency's Curiosity rover has discovered something interesting on Mars.
Scientists have come up with an alternative explanation for the peculiar orbits of some distant objects.
A man who claims to be from the future is subjected to a lie detector test in a rather dubious new video.
The unique device acts as a third limb, enabling soldiers to aim and fire heavier weapons during combat.
The enigmatic dwarf planet is home to a 'riot of processes' that continue to surprise researchers.
Researchers have determined that intelligent people are 30 percent more likely to have eyesight problems.
Police are investigating a mysterious fire at what is thought to be one of Scotland's most haunted buildings.
Veteran NASA photographer Bill Ingalls lost one of his cameras in a freak accident earlier this month.