The new mineral is reportedly harder than diamond and has a never-before-seen molecular structure.
In a final report on the fate of MH370, investigators admit that they have no explanation for its disappearance.
Scientists now believe that terraforming Mars to make it more habitable is not possible using today's technology.
Frederick Valentich disappeared without a trace after encountering a UFO on a flight to King Island, Tasmania.
Today marks exactly six decades since the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established.
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is now on the hunt for habitable extrasolar worlds.
21-year-old Ed Pratt from the UK completed the epic 21,000-mile challenge within approximately 40 months.
The third rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo provided its pilots with a spectacular view of our planet.
A new species of dinosaur discovered in China has turned what we know of sauropod evolution on its head.
Russian scientists claim that they have successfully revived ancient worms that were frozen in permafrost.
Scientists believe that they have identified a body of water situated beneath the planet's south polar ice cap.
A new study has highlighted two periods in the Moon's distant past when it may have actually supported life.
Prof Ron Mallett has spent his life pursuing the dream of building a time machine so that he can save his father.
The signatures of extraterrestrial life on Jupiter's moon Europa could lie mere centimeters beneath the ice.
Scientists have discovered that the Milky Way once had a sibling that was consumed by our neighboring galaxy.
A petition has been launched to encourage people to drink the water from a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus.
A Neolithic henge that had lain hidden for centuries has been revealed in Ireland thanks to a recent drought.
A number of personal mementos Armstrong took with him to the Moon are set to go up for sale at auction.
The European Space Agency is offering a prize to the person who manages to come up with the winning name.
With its armored plating and bony protrusions, this impressive dinosaur was well protected from predators.