As if visiting the Titanic wasn't risky enough, imagine living in a colony suspended in the clouds of another world.
The letter had been part of an enormous archive of letters and documents kept by the late UFO researcher.
Astronomers have been attempting to understand the nature of a distant object known only as GPMJ1839-10.
Michael Raduga reportedly lost a significant amount of blood while undertaking a 10-hour procedure on his own head.
A bizarre natural phenomenon in Antarctica has the appearance of blood flowing from beneath a glacier.
Archaeologists have unearthed two hand axes in deep Ice Age sediments - and they are absolutely enormous.
As is often the case with the popular movie franchise, the focus of the new Indiana Jones outing is based on a real-life artefact.
The gargantuan specimen - a Wels catfish - measured 2.85 meters (or 9.4ft) in length.
Known as Cassius, this gargantuan reptile was captured back in 1984 and has lived in a crocodile park ever since.
The 76-year-old had previously been declared dead after suffering from a suspected stroke a few hours beforehand.
A woman who had set up a trail camera to film the local wildlife instead captured footage of something very strange indeed.
The woman, who hails from Colombia, became pregnant despite maintaining that she had never been with a man.
Pathologist Dr. Garry Nolan remains adamant that aliens have not only been to Earth already, but that they are still here.
One enduring theory suggests that the aviator's remains were disposed of by coconut crabs on Nikumaroro.
If there's one thing you don't want while you are piloting a plane, it's a venomous snake making itself comfy inside your clothes.
The incident, which is being investigated by Russian authorities, could be linked to similar sightings over other countries.
The encouraging discovery could indicate the presence of a magnetic field and the potential for alien life.
A space company based in Tokyo is hoping to create something spectacular and to collect important data at the same time.
Kristina Desgres and Rodrigo Velasquez have been battling the courts in a bid to give their baby the rather unusual name.
The head of space exploration at the UK Space Agency remains adamant that we are not alone in the universe.