The peculiar aerial phenomenon was captured on camera by Jeremy Le Fevre on Saturday evening.
Scientists have developed a new way of heating fusion plasmas inside tokamak nuclear fusion reactors.
The huge space rock is due to pass within a safe distance of our planet at the beginning of September.
The freestanding doors have turned up in several towns, leaving local residents scratching their heads.
Two upcoming Mars rover missions will attempt to determine if the Red Planet was once home to life.
The next target of NASA's New Horizons probe is a space rock with some rather intriguing properties.
A man in Edinburgh got the fright of his life on Tuesday when he found the reptile in his shopping.
Insect-based edibles are beginning to appear in shops after a recent revision of food safety laws.
A German startup is aiming to land rovers on the Moon that will communicate using cellphone technology.
The mystery surrounding a dinosaur made up of various mismatched body parts has finally been solved.
Scientists have uncovered what is now believed to be the largest volcanic region on the planet.
A mysterious object found in the surf on a beach in Westerly has been raising eyebrows this week.
The asteroid known as 2012 TC4 is set to pass us by at a safe distance of 27,300 miles in October.
Volunteer detectives have located what could be a critical piece of evidence in the long-running case.
A 70-ton titanosaur has been officially established as the largest land animal ever to walk the Earth.
The well-preserved skeleton of Sa-Nakht, an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, shows clear evidence of gigantism.
Scientists working on the ScanPyramids project believe that the Khufu Pyramid contains secret chambers.
Dinosaurs equipped with spikes and bony plates may have also employed camouflage to avoid predators.
Astronomers have found an extrasolar world with what has been described as a 'glowing water atmosphere'.
Two priceless candlesticks that went missing years ago have suddenly turned up again in plain sight.