The ambitious mission, if successful, will achieve what no other country has ever managed to do.
A radio astronomer at MIT may have an explanation for why we have yet to be contacted by aliens.
Companies have found increasing demand for products made from food waste normally destined for the bin.
Government officials have been offering conflicting answers to questions about the program's objectives.
Researchers have determined that the giant Pacific octopus is not one, but two genetically distinct species.
The SpaceX CEO has posted up images of his Tesla Roadster mounted inside the rocket's nose cone.
Authorities in Russia have been attempting to determine what has been giving the snow its peculiar color.
A new mathematical model of the Sun's magnetic activity has indicated that we may soon be in for a cold spell.
NASA is considering a mission to Saturn's moon Titan that would use a drone to scout across large areas.
Researchers have used graphene to create a material that is ultra-lightweight but also bulletproof.
A young schoolboy from Syria has acquired the remarkable ability to magnetically attract objects.
Back in 2014, two young girls tried to kill another girl because they believed it would appease Slender Man.
The disconcertingly-shaped space rock was last seen hurtling past our planet back in October 2015.
The record-breaking achievement is thought to represent the longest ever gap between conception and birth.
SpaceX has unveiled images of the 'world's most powerful rocket' ahead of its maiden voyage next month.
Letizia Marsili and five other members of her family are affected by an unusual pain insensitivity.
It has emerged that, until recently, the US government had been running a covert UFO investigation program.
Blue Origin has released new footage recorded from inside its space capsule during a recent test flight.
The crest-tailed mulgara - a small carnivorous marsupial - was thought to have died out a century ago.
By embedding nanoparticles in leaves, scientists at MIT have created plants that glow in the dark.