Scientists have announced the discovery of a freezing Earth-mass world 13,000 light years away.
A large terrestrial planet located 40 light years away could be the perfect place to search for ET.
Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around GJ 1132b - a planet situated 39 light years away.
People from several towns across the country reported witnessing the spectacle at 9:30pm on Monday night.
Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser space plane is being readied for a new series of tests in California.
A tree at a cemetery in St Louis, Missouri was left smouldering after it was hit by a bolt of lightning.
NASA is considering whether to send a crew on its first integrated Orion, SLS flight around the Moon.
Adriana Irene Macias Hernandez has earned a new world record by lighting 11 candles in 60 seconds.
The breathtaking natural phenomenon is typically unpredictable and lasts for only fractions of a second.
The new design is lighter and less bulky than the spacesuits worn by the space shuttle astronauts.
German scientists have developed a new type of super-strong adhesive that reacts to ultraviolet light.
Scientists have identified a form of synaesthesia that may affect more than one fifth of the population.
Astronomers believe that a planet 14 light years away may be a promising place to look for alien life.
An unusual natural phenomenon was spotted over Ontario a week ago by YouTuber Timmy Joe Elzinga.
The mind-controlled rodents could be commanded to hunt down and kill a target using simple light flashes.
A team of researchers at MIT have designed a new super-strong and lightweight 3D form of graphene.
Strange balls of light have puzzled visitors and locals alike in Western Queensland for over a century.
Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is back on track following a fatal crash two years ago.
The large green reptile slithered out of a ceiling compartment during a routine flight to Mexico City.
Skywatchers will be out in their droves when the Moon lights up the night sky later on this month.